| Locality type: | Valley |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Epidote |
| Formula: | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Amphibole Supergroup | 10 |
| - var Uralite | 10 |
| Chlorite Group | 5 |
| Biotite | 3 |
| Grossular | 3 |
| - var Hessonite | 3 |
| Actinolite | 2 |
| Titanite | 1 |
| Magnetite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Epidote data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (35 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 730400 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:730400:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Epidote in this Region |
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| Uralite’s plain, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| Nearest other occurrences of Epidote |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘMello Pass, Val Masino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘUralite’s plain, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘCassandra Glacier, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘCorna Rossa, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘCassandra Lakes, Airale Valley, Torreggio Valley, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘPreda Rossa Valley, Val Masino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 6.0km (3.7 miles) | ⓘMonte del Forno, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 7.0km (4.3 miles) | ⓘPizzi dei Rossi, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 7.7km (4.8 miles) | ⓘAlpe Pirlo, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 7.8km (4.9 miles) | ⓘAlbigna glacier, Albigna Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 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