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Spessartine from
Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Spessartine

Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:931968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:931968:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘRavinella di Sotto Mine, Forno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘRio Margologio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘCosta di Faedo (Cangei), Villette, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘVal di Crana pegmatites, Val di Crana, Toceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘFeglierec Mine, Otro Valley, Alagna Valsesia, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘSparrenflue, Täsch Valley, Täsch, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘNorthwest slope, Gandhorn, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘFäldbach valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Mattioli V. (1978): Pegmatite di Ornavasso. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 9, 2, 44
Mattioli, V. (1979) Minerali Ossolani. Arti Grafiche Medesi. 268pp.
Mattioli V. (1983): I minerali dei differenziati acidi e basici dell'Ossola inferiore (NO). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 7, 1 (1/2003), 23-26.
 
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