Usseaux ovardite outcrops, Usseaux, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Usseaux ovardite outcrops | Group of Outcrops |
Usseaux | Commune |
Metropolitan City of Turin | Metropolitan City |
Piedmont | Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 3' 1'' North , 7° 1' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Outcrops
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fenestrelle | 317 (2014) | 2.5km |
Mentoulles | 139 (2014) | 5.7km |
Pragelato-Ruà | 402 (2014) | 7.7km |
Villaretto | 298 (2014) | 8.0km |
Chiomonte | 784 (2014) | 8.3km |
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Italian:
Affioramenti di ovardite di Usseaux, Usseaux, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia
Two ovardite [*] outcrops located near Usseaux.
An ovarditizited crossite schist crops out 300 m NW of Usseaux (see coordinates) in a section of the Schistes lustrés unit. Underneath micaschists a schistose serpentinite is situated. At the contact with underlying crossite-prasinite a tremolite-chlorite schist occurs. The crossite in the prasinite is rigorously oriented and fairly heavily altered into chlorite, except in a vein where crossite is enclosed by apatite. Apart from crossite this rock consists principally of albite and chlorite, but without the characteristic ovardite texture. Below the prasinite lies a layer that contains blocks of crossite schist that are embedded in a matrix of ovardite. Both components of this association exhibit the ovoid ovardite texture. Ellipsoidal lenses of serpentinite, embedded in talc schist, constitute an additional component of this layer.
At another locality near the village of Usseaux a monomictic ovardite breccia occurs. It consists of foliated ovardite fragments set in a coarse-grained,
randomly oriented albite-chlorite-quartz matrix.
Note [*]: Ovardite is a metabasic rock closely affiliated with the characteristically Alpine prasinite family. The name ovardite was coined by Strüver in 1873 for rocks from Torre d'Ovarda between Ala and Viù valleys (Piedmont). Its principal constituents are albite and chlorite, which may be accompanied by considerable amounts of calcite or quartz, and by a selection of minerals typical of the prasinite, blueschist and eclogite families. Their albite metablasts are characteristically ovoid in shape and frequently poiciloblastic, enclosing all other constituents of the rock.
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7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series' Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ 'Crossite' Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | 'Crossite' | 9.DE.20 | |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Phengite | 9.EC.15 | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)den Tex, E. (1987) Two ovardite occurrences in the Piemonte Ophiolite Nappe of the Cottian Alps (NW Italy) and their significance for the process of ovarditization. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 137-146.
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