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Forsterite from
Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spinel1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537162:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Forsterite in this Region
Cima Vazzeda, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Diopside outcrop, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDiopside outcrop, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCima Vazzeda, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBraccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘLagazzuolo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘAlpe Girosso, Braccia Mountain, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘGiumellini Valley (Giumellino Valley), Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘGiuèl Quarries, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘCastellaccio Quarry, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘRocca Castellaccio, Ciappanico, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSassa d'Entova, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
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
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.116
 
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