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


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Fassaite

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite, etc.

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite, etc.

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite, etc.

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite, etc.

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Fassaite

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
08442250017272048054391.jpg
Fassaite, etc.

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
01124130017272048078939.jpg
Fassaite, etc.

Vedretta della Miniera, Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Augite var: Fassaite
Formula:(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gismondine Subgroup8
Vesuvianite2
Clintonite2
Grossular1
Scolecite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fassaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:436121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436121:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fassaite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘGran Zebrù Glacier (Vedretta del Gran Zebrù), Cedec Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBottiglia Pass (Königsjoch), Cedec Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘVedretta di Solda (Suldenferner), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘOrtles-Gran Zebrù northeast slope (Ortler-Königspitze northeast slope), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMalga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘCampanone del Coppo, Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘDosso degli Areti, Braone, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘLago della Vacca, Cornone di Blumone, Breno, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘAlpe Girosso, Braccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘStabio Valley, Niardo, Brescia 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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