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Fassaite from
Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Fassaite

Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite

Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite

Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Augite var: Fassaite
Formula:(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Garnet Group1
Wollastonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fassaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:160246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:160246:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fassaite in this Region
Campanone del Coppo, Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Fassaite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCampanone del Coppo, Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘDosso degli Areti, Braone, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘLago della Vacca, Cornone di Blumone, Breno, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘStabio Valley, Niardo, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘVedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘBottiglia Pass (Königsjoch), Cedec Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘGran Zebrù Glacier (Vedretta del Gran Zebrù), Cedec Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘVedretta di Solda (Suldenferner), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘOrtles-Gran Zebrù northeast slope (Ortler-Königspitze northeast slope), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘAlpe Girosso, Braccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Bertolini A. (1988) - Minerali della Val di Brate e della Val Malga (BS) - Rivista Miner. Ital., Milano, fasc. 3, pp.111-117
 
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