| Locality type: | Pass |
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| Species: | Magnesite |
| Formula: | MgCO3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Magnesite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Passo Gallarino, Oncino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 310235 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:310235:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | eae24f05-5c21-4b3c-9d2d-c1bb12a0487f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite |
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| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘAuriol Mine, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 47.7km (29.7 miles) | ⓘLausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 58.9km (36.6 miles) | ⓘSant'Abaco, Caselette, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 60.4km (37.5 miles) | ⓘCalvo Mt. magnesite quarries (Caselette magnesite quarries), Caselette, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 75.3km (46.8 miles) | ⓘPonte del Diavolo (Ponte del Roch), Lanzo Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 75.9km (47.2 miles) | ⓘTrois Evêchés peak, La Grave, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| 77.6km (48.2 miles) | ⓘChiampernotto, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 78.7km (48.9 miles) | ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| References |
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Messiga, B., Kienast, J.R., Rebay, G., Riccardi, M.P., Tribuzio, R. (1999) Cr-rich magnesiochloritoid eclogites from the Monviso ophiolites (Western Alps, Italy). Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 17, 287–299. |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | form cumulate sequence (Lago Superiore and Passo Gallarino Units; Lombardo et al., 1978 ). In the Lago...a solid assemblage composed of Mg-phosphate, magnesite, halite/sylvite, talc or Mg-chlorite, and an undetermined...pressure fluids. Specifically, the presence of magnesite shows that some of the fluid reacted with the...according to the reaction 2 pyrope+ 3 CO2 + H20 = 3 magnesite + 2 kyanite + talc (Sharp, 1992 ). The exact amount...isotopes: constraints on eclogites from Monviso, Italy. Terra abstracts, EUG VIII, Vol. 5, p. 473. Ben |
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