| Locality type: | Valley |
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| Species: | Clintonite |
| Formula: | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Occurs in marble near the contact with tonalite. |
| Habit: | Pseudohexagonal crystals to 2 cm |
| Colour: | Dark green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Clintonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 537161 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:537161:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Clintonite |
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| 6.7km (4.1 miles) | ⓘAlpe Girosso, Braccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 63.1km (39.2 miles) | ⓘStabio Valley, Niardo, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 65.5km (40.7 miles) | ⓘLago della Vacca, Cornone di Blumone, Breno, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 65.8km (40.9 miles) | ⓘVedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 67.4km (41.9 miles) | ⓘGran Zebrù Glacier (Vedretta del Gran Zebrù), Cedec Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 67.8km (42.2 miles) | ⓘBottiglia Pass (Königsjoch), Cedec Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 68.7km (42.7 miles) | ⓘOrtles-Gran Zebrù northeast slope (Ortler-Königspitze northeast slope), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy |
| 68.8km (42.7 miles) | ⓘVedretta di Solda (Suldenferner), Stilfs (Stelvio), Vinschgau (Val Venosta), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy |
| 71.6km (44.5 miles) | ⓘCima Uzza, Valbona (Val Bona) & Val d'Arnò, Daone & Breguzzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy |
| References |
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Marchesini, M., Appiani, R., Donati, E., Foianini, I., Foianini, S., Andò, S. (2025): I minerali della Val Sissone (Sondrio) - Ritrovamenti storici e nuove scoperte da una classica località alpina. Micro, 23, 1-218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.57635/MICRO.2025.23.1 |
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Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy