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Forsterite from
Lonedo, Lugo di Vicenza, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy


Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2(SiO4)
Comments:Reported as olivine by Fortis (1802), Negri (1886-87) and Boscardin et al. (1975).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lonedo, Lugo di Vicenza, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:945831
Long-form Identifier:1:3:945831:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
11.4km (7.1 miles) Monte Gloso Quarry (Vaccari S.p.A. Quarry), Marsan, Marostica, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
19.0km (11.8 miles) Fosse di Novale, Rossati (Contrada Rossati di Sotto), Novale, Valdagno, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
30.6km (19.0 miles) Purga di Bolca (Monte Purga di Bolca), Bolca, Vestenanova, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
32.1km (20.0 miles) Monte Madarosa Quarry, Roccolo Pass, Chiampo, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
34.0km (21.1 miles) Basalt quarry (San Giovanni Ilarione quarry), San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
35.5km (22.1 miles) Bosco Lauri Quarry (Basalti Verona Quarry; Basalt quarry), Montecchia di Crosara, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
41.3km (25.6 miles) Val di Serra Quarry, Pilcante, Ala, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
48.5km (30.2 miles) Vago meteorite, Lavagno, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
62.3km (38.7 miles) Canzoccoli quarry, Predazzo, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
65.7km (40.8 miles) Tessera meteorite, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy
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