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


Locality type:Mountain Area
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gismondine Subgroup4
Calcite4
Chlorite Group4
Feldspar Group2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote 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:436122
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436122:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCima delle Pale Rosse, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
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
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘCornisello Lakes, Nambrone Valley, Carisolo, Trento Province, 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
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘCima del Coppo, Malga valley, Sonico, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘSassal Mason, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘCambrena Glacier, Bernina Pass area, Poschiavo, Bernina Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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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