Punta del Lago (Punta del Lago Nord), Villar Focchiardo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Punta del Lago (Punta del Lago Nord) | Mountain |
| Villar Focchiardo | Commune |
| Metropolitan City of Turin | Metropolitan City |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 3' 0'' North , 7° 10' 26'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Villaretto | 298 (2014) | 5.8km |
| Roure | 897 (2013) | 6.3km |
| Balma | 177 (2014) | 6.3km |
| Roreto | 390 (2014) | 7.1km |
| Mentoulles | 139 (2014) | 7.4km |
Punta del Lago or Punta del Lago Nord (the appositive Nord is added to distinguish it from the homonymous mountain situated ca. 2.5 km to the south) is located between Monte Pian Real to the northeast and Monte Rocciavrè to the west.
While the southeastern and southern slopes of Punta del Lago (located in the municipal territory of Coazze) are made of metagabbro, the northwestern and northern slopes (located mainly in the municipal territory of Villar Focchiardo and partly in that of San Giorio di Susa) consist of serpentinite, crossed by Alpine metamorphic veinlets with fibrous minerals (chrysotile).
The most typical rodingite mineral from this locality is clinochlore, which appears as large crystals with one or more of their surfaces coated with amber-yellow crystals of andradite var. topazolite.
Note: in mineral collections, minerals from Punta del Lago are frequenty labelled as from Cassafrera, i.e., the ca. 2km-long and 1.4-1.8km-wide morainic deposit, located at the base of the arquate Punta Costabruna-Monte Pian Real-Punta del Lago-Monte Rocciavrè-Punta Cristalliera-Punta Malanotte-Punta Pian Paris ridge forming the head of Vallone del Gravio.
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4 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 Reference: Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.; Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., and Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 607 pp. |
| ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 Reference: Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.; Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., and Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 607 pp. |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Belluso, E., Compagnoni, R., and Ferraris, G. (1995) Occurrence of asbestiform minerals in the serpentinites of the Piemonte zone, western Alps. "Giornata di studio in ricordo del Prof. Stefano Zucchetti", Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Georisorse e Territorio, 12 Maggio 1994. Contribution volume, Tipolitografia Edicta, Torino, 57-66. |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Belluso, E., Compagnoni, R., and Ferraris, G. (1995) Occurrence of asbestiform minerals in the serpentinites of the Piemonte zone, western Alps. "Giornata di studio in ricordo del Prof. Stefano Zucchetti", Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Georisorse e Territorio, 12 Maggio 1994. Contribution volume, Tipolitografia Edicta, Torino, 57-66. |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Reference: Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.; Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., and Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 607 pp. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | var. Topazolite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Belluso, E., Compagnoni, R., and Ferraris, G. (1995) Occurrence of asbestiform minerals in the serpentinites of the Piemonte zone, western Alps. "Giornata di studio in ricordo del Prof. Stefano Zucchetti", Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Georisorse e Territorio, 12 Maggio 1994. Contribution volume, Tipolitografia Edicta, Torino, 57-66.
Barresi, A. (1996) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume I. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 37 pp.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., and Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 607 pp.
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- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Susa ValleyValley
- Metropolitan City of Turin
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