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


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Epidote, etc.

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

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
09654670017385255971039.jpg
Epidote, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
06534790017386638802953.jpg
Epidote

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
09654670017385255971039.jpg
Epidote, etc.

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
06534790017386638802953.jpg
Epidote

Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scolecite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Las Superiore Quarry, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:391647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:391647:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTraversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘPian degli Svedesi, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMontaju, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘGias del Gallo, 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) ⓘLe Colme, Brosso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘVico Quarries, Vico Canavese, Valchiusa, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBrosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘIvozio, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘIveri, Pont-Saint-Martin, Aosta Valley, 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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