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Carlosturanite from
Mount Crusat, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Carlosturanite
Formula:(Mg,Fe,Ti)21(Si,Al)12O28(OH)34 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carlosturanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Crusat, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:863444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:863444:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Carlosturanite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘFubina, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘSagna Longa (Sagnalonga) serpentinite outcrops, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘIl Colletto (Madonna della Neve), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘConfine di Sopra (Foresto), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘVillar, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘAuriol Mine, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘMonte Pui, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘGrange Peyro del Vej, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘTenou, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘCosta Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Belluso, E., Compagnoni, R., Ferraris, G. (1995): Occurrence of asbestiform minerals in the serpentinites of the Piemonte zone, western Alps. “Giornata di studio in ricordo del Prof. Stefano Zucchetti”, Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Georisorse e Territorio, 12 Maggio 1994. Contribution volume, Tipolitografia Edicta, Torino, 57-66.
 
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