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Garnet Group from
Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974330
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974330:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Garnet Group in this Region
Candoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSan Pietro Quarry (San Pietro Oratory), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘNibbio-Val Faera (Nibbio-Val Fredda) pegmatites, Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘCuzzago-Proman pegmatite veins, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘColloro-(Premosello) pegmatite veins, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘPremosello, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘAlpe Agricola gneiss outcrop, Caprezzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘIl Pizzo gneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘParagneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Peyronel Pagliani G., Boriani A. (1966): Metamorfismo crescente nelle metamorfiti del «Massiccio dei Laghi» nella zona bassa Val d'Ossola-Verbania. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 23, 351-397.
 
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