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Sursassite from
Punta Gensane, Col San Giovanni, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Sursassite
Formula:Mn22+Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sursassite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Punta Gensane, Col San Giovanni, Viù, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:915591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:915591:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sursassite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘPugnetto, Mezzenile, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘVallone dei Morti (Gran Serin), Usseaux, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘCase Berge, Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘRoccia Rossa, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘVarenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘVallone delle Forciolline, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘLago Blu, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Orlandi, Paolo; Biagioni, Cristian; Pasero, Marco; Mellini, Marcello (2013) Lavoisierite, Mn2+8[Al10(Mn3+Mg)][Si11P]O44(OH)12, a new mineral from Piedmont, Italy: the link between “ardennite” and sursassite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 40 (3). p.239-249. doi:10.1007/s00269-013-0564-x
 
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