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Epidote from
Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


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Epidote, etc.

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote, etc.

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote, etc.

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote, etc.

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote, etc.

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Epidote, etc.

Colle del Paschiet, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore4
Grossular4
Diopside1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Colle del Paschiet (Colle Paschietto), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:313387
Long-form Identifier:1:3:313387:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPunta Corna - Torre di Ovarda Mines, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCima Chiavesso northeast flank (Vallone del Vallonetto), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘLaghi Verdi, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘAlpe d'Ovarda (incl. Colle del Paschiet south slope), Lemie, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘGaravela Alp, Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘRocca Tiera (La Tiera), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘChiandusseglio, Lemie, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPunta Chestassa, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘRocca Tovo, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘSaulera (Saulera Alp), Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Borson, Étienne (1811) Catalogue raisonné de la collection minéralogique du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle (Partie minéralogique suivant le système de Brogniart). Imprimérie Bianco, Turin, XVI + 314 pp.
Borson, Étienne (1830) Catalogue raisonné de la collection minéralogique de l'Université de Turin [Catalogue raisonné de la collection minéralogique du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle]. Imprimérie Royale, Turin, 742 pp.
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Marignac, Jean-Charles [Galissard de Marignac, Jean Charles] (1847) Notices minéralogiques. Epidote. Supplément a la Bibliothèque Universelle de Genève, Archives des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles: 4: 148-152
Hessenberg, Friedrich (1858) Mineralogische Notizen. Epidot von Ala. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft: 2 (1856-1858): 250
Strüver, Giovanni (1871) Cenni sui graniti massicci delle Alpi piemontesi e sui minerali delle valli di Lanzo (Circondario di Torino). In: Gastaldi, Bartolomeo, Studi geologici sulle Alpi Occidentali - Parte I. Appendice. Memorie per servire alla descrizione della Carta Geologica d'Italia: 1: 37-47
La Valle, Giuseppe (1890) Sull'epidoto di Val d'Ala. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 4, Memorie, Classe di scienze fisiche matematiche e naturali: 7: 51-52
Zambonini, Ferruccio (1901) Mineralogische Mitteilungen. 6. Über den gelben Epidot vom Colle del Paschietto (Alathal). Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie: 34: 3: 235-237
Zambonini, F. (1903) Krystallographisches über den Epidot. Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 37 (1). 1-21 doi:10.1524/zkri.1903.37.1.1
Balzac, Fausta (1916) Sulla presenza di termini clinozoisitici nei giacimenti classici di epidoto di Val d'Ala. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino: 51 (1915-1916): 899-911
Repossi, Emilio (1919) La val d'Ala ed i suoi minerali. Natura: 10: 89-132
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
Gramaccioli, C. M. (1975) Minerali Alpini e Prealpini Vol. 1 and 2. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas S.p.A. 472pp.
Maletto, G., Meda, F., and Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. 4a edizione. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 pp.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
Maletto, G., and Piccoli, G.C. [with contributions of Barresi, A.A., Bittarello, E., Bosio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Gallo, L.M., Lombardo, B., Pagano, R.] (2014) Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba. L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 224 pages + 1 folded map.
 
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