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Muscovite from
Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


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Muscovite, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
09140680017369132789749.jpg
Muscovite, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
09478470017361139911775.jpg
Muscovite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Rutile1
Clinochlore1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:391638
Long-form Identifier:1:3:391638:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBracco Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAjello 3 gallery, Vico Canavese, Valchiusa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCavallaria Quarries (Frent Quarries; Alpetta; Piani and Rio Freddo Quarries), Cavallaria Mount, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLe Colme, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBriasse lode, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBrosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘColletto di Bossola, Valchiusa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘEspérance tunnel, Tavagnasco Mines, Tavagnasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMontestrutto glacial terrace, Settimo Vittone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘArgentera Quarry (Montestrutto Quarry), Settimo Vittone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Silvio Bianco, Emanuele Costa, Erica Bittarello, Franco Luca Bonino, Piero Brizio, Marco E. Ciriotti (2024): NOVITÀ IN UN GEODE PEGMATITICO DELLA CAVA DI DIORITE LAS SUPERIORE, TRAVERSELLA, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte. Micro, 22, 326-339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.57635/MICRO.2024.22.14
Bianco, S., & Barresi, A. (2006). La cava di diorite "Tomaino" di Traversella. Osservazioni mineralogiche al 2005. MICRO (località), 2006, 141-160
 
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