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Grossular from
Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gismondine Subgroup1
Augite1
- var Fassaite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grossular data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:436111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436111:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Grossular
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘSant'Antonio Morignone, Valdisotto, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMalga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘLago di Campo, Fumo Valley, Daone Valley, Daone, Valdaone, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘSablunera Mount, Paspardo, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘCima Uzza, Valbona (Val Bona) & Val d'Arnò, Daone & Breguzzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘDossi di Franscia, Franscia, Lanzada, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘBottigiana, Ponte in Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘDosso degli Areti, Braone, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘTremogge Peak, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘCastellaccio Quarry, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (2006): I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio. Tipografia Bettini, Sondrio, 255 pp.
Klausner, S., Tropper, P., and Mair, V (2009) Petrological investigations of contact metamorphic monticellite- and clintonite-bearing skarns from the Cima di Miniera (South-Tyrol, Italy). Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft: 155: 79 (Abs.)
 
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