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Diopside from
Ornavasso marble quarries, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ornavasso marble quarries, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:936063
Long-form Identifier:1:3:936063:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘSasso Bianco, Vogogna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South-East dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘCosta di Fracchia, Santa Maria Maggiore, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘValmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘIsola Mine, Vocca, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘAntronapiana, Antrona Schieranco, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Cavallo A., Colombo A., Tunesi A. (2006): Il marmo di Ornavasso (VB, Piemonte): cave, usi storici, caratteristiche petrografiche e tecniche. In: Badino V., Baldassarre G., (eds.) (2006), Le risorse lapidee dall'antichità ad oggi in area mediterranea. Atti del convegno, Canosa di Puglia (Bari), 25-27 settembre 2006. GEAM, Torino, 173-178
 
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