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Diopside from
Alpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925633
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925633:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘCosta di Fracchia, Santa Maria Maggiore, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South-East dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘOrnavasso marble quarries, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘSasso Bianco, Vogogna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘCima di Gagnone, Ticino, Switzerland
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘGeisspfad pass, Geisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘArbola Glacier (Punta d'Arbola N and E slopes; Ofenhorn N and E slopes), Sabbione Glacier area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.9km (18.5 miles) ⓘMonte Cervandone diopside occurrence, Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Boscardin, M., Mattioli, V., and Rocchetti, I. (2013) Minerali della Valle Vigezzo. Litotipografia Alcione, Lavis (Trento), 229 pp.
 
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