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Hematite from
Roche Major (Roche Mayor), Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Scree Slope
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roche Major (Roche Mayor), Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:555159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:555159:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSignols Quarries, Signols, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPierremenaud area (Monte Cotolivier east slope), Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘ"Bardonecchia road" quartzite vein, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘLa Beaume, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘMonte Seguret Mine (Rio Secco Mine), Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘGrange d'Himbert, Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘCase Berge, Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘMonte Cruzore (Monte Cruzeau), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘLivernea quarries (Invernè quarries), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘRoccia Rossa, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Colomba, L. (1890-91) Sull'epidoto di Oulx e sui minerali che l'accompagnano. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 26, 537-552
Brizio, P., and Maletto, G. (1984) Aggiornamento sui minerali del giacimento della Roche Major, Oulx, Alta Valle di Susa, Torino. Notiziario di Mineralogia e Paleontologia (Riccione), 40, 10-14
Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.
 
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