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Garnet Group from
Passo Gallarino, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Passo Gallarino, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:310237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:310237:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘPunta Rasciassa, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMonviso summit, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘLago Chiaretto omphacite outcrop, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘColletto Fiorenza, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLago Superiore eclogite outcrops, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘColle del Baracun serpentinite outcrops (Colle Barant serpentinite outcrops), Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘLes Clausis mine, Saint-Véran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘVallone di Subiasco metadiorite outcrop, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘAlpe Subiasco (Grangie Subiaschi), Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘColle dei Founs metadiorite outcrop, Angrogna, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Lombardo, B., Nervo, R., Compagnoni, R., Messigne, B., Kienast, J.R., Mevel, C., Fiora, L., Piccardo, G.B., and Lanza, R. (1978) Osservazioni preliminari sulle ofioliti metamorfiche del Monviso (Alpi Occidentali). Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 34, 2, 253-305
MESSIGA, , KIENAST, , REBAY, , RICCARDI, , TRIBUZIO, (2001) Cr-rich magnesiochloritoid eclogites from the Monviso ophiolites (Western Alps, Italy) Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 17 (3) 287-299 doi:10.1046/j.1525-1314.1999.00198.x
 
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