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Diopside from
Burgum Alp, Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


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Diopside

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside, etc.

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside, etc.

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside, etc.

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside, etc.

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside, etc.

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Diopside, etc.

Burgum Alp, Pfitsch, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Locality type:Alpine Pasture
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zircon33
Clinochlore20
Titanite17
Allanite-(Ce)10
Garnet Group6
Vesuvianite4
Andradite3
Grossular2
- var Hessonite2
Magnetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burgum Alp, Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:392633
Long-form Identifier:1:3:392633:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘDun (Dan), Pfunders Valley (Fundres Valley), Vintl (Vandoies), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘOberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘAlpeiner Scharte deposit, Innervals, Vals, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘSpelonca Pass (Spiluck Alp), Franzensfeste (Fortezza), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘDiopsidrinne (Schwarzenstein Alp), Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘSchwarzenstein (Schwarzenstein glacier), Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘPirchl gorge, Polles valley, Längenfeld, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘPolles valley, Längenfeld, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘNeue Reichenberger Hütte, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘGösleswand (Goslerwand), Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.
 
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