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Almandine from
Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Almandine

Piano del Lavonchio, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Almandine

Piano del Lavonchio, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Almandine

Piano del Lavonchio, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Almandine

Piano del Lavonchio, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Almandine

Piano del Lavonchio, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Almandine

Piano del Lavonchio, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Woods
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:Sometimes almandine crystals contain cheralite, uraninite and columbite group minerals as inclusions.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533925
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533925:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘBelvedere di Albogno, Albogno, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘAgarina Alp, Montecrestese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘPonte Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘPunta della Valle, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMount Teggiolo, Trasquera, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘGischi glacier (incl. Gischihorn), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘGrampiel pass, Geisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘMonte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Roggiani, A.G. (1970) Notizie mineralogiche su pegmatiti della valle ossolana. Tapiolite di Pian del Lavonchio in comune di Craveggia (Valle Vigezzo - Ossola). Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 26, 291-311.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
Boscardin, M., Mattioli, V., and Rocchetti, I. (2013) Minerali della Valle Vigezzo. Litotipografia Alcione, Lavis (Trento), 229 pp.
 
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