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Almandine from
Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy


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Almandine

Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Almandine

Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Almandine

Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:In lenses of carbonate-muscovite-garnet-rich quartzite embedded in chloritic micaschists.
It contains 17-45% mol of spessartite.
Habit:rhombododecahedric xx
Colour:red-brown
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Muscovite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:346398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:346398:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘFontillon Damon ridge, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘPlace Moulin Dam, Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘComba de la Sassa (Comba della Sassa; Sassa Valley), Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘMont Avic, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘBrusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘPalon di Resy, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘCoesite occurrence, Ribordone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘParella tunnel, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘLe Colme, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Barresi, A.A., Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Ambrino, P., Bracco, R., Bonacina, E. (2005) La miniera di manganese di Varenche (Aosta, Italia nord-occidentale): ardennite, arseniopleite, manganberzeliite, pirofanite, sarkinite, thortveitite, nuovo As-Sc-analogo della metavariscite e altre specie. Micro (località): 2/2005: 81-122. https://www.academia.edu/51571167/La_miniera_di_manganese_di_Varenche_Aosta_Italia_nord_occidentale_ardennite_arseniopleite_manganberzeliite_pirofanite_sarkinite_thortveitite_nuovo_As_Sc_analogo_della_metavariscite_e_altre_specie
 
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