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Ilmenite from
Comba de la Sassa (Comba della Sassa; Sassa Valley), Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Almandine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comba de la Sassa (Comba della Sassa; Sassa Valley), Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:981189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:981189:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘMisérègne slag locality, Clavalité Valley, Fénis, Aosta Valley, Italy
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘFontillon Damon ridge, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘServette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘMonte Rosso di Verra, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘPraborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMont Avic, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘHerin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘBrusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘGran Lago (Grand Lac), Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘCrête de Thyon, Thyon, Vex, Hérens, Valais, Switzerland
References
Alessandro Cantamessa collection
al Piaz, G.V., Bistacchi, A., Gianotti, F., Monopoli, B., Passeri, L., Schiavo, A., with contributions of Bertolo, D., Bonetto, F., Ciarapica, G., Dal Piaz, G., Gouffon, Y., Massironi, M., Ratto, S., Toffolon, G. (2015): Note illustrative della Carta Geologica d’Italia alla scala 1:50.000, Foglio 070 Monte Cervino. ISPRA, Serv. Geol. d'Italia - Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta/Région Autonome Vallée d'Aoste, Land Technology & Services, Treviso, 431 pp.
 
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