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Diopside from
Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:919356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:919356:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘMonte Nebin, Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCosta Grusniera (Monte Nebin; Colle di Sampeyre), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘTenou, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘMonte Pui, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘGrange Peyro del Vej, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘCaldane, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘVillar, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘAuriol Mine, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘConfine di Sopra (Foresto), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘIl Colletto (Madonna della Neve), Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Cámara, F., Ciriotti, M. E., Bittarello, E., Nestola, F., Massimi, F., Radica, F., Costa, E., Benna, P., Piccoli, G. C. (2014) Arsenic-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: I. Grandaite, Sr2Al(AsO4)2(OH), description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (3) 757-774 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.3.21
Cámara, F., Bittarello, E., Ciriotti, M. E., Nestola, F., Radica, F., Massimi, F., Balestra, C., Bracco, R. (2017) As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: III. Canosioite, Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH), description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (2) 305-317 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.097
 
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