Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Magnesio-riebeckite

Formula:

◻{Na₂}{Mg₃Fe₂³⁺}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

346397

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:346397:0

GUID (UUID V4):

0a130a3d-45ec-4dc8-b16c-c428b8db2c81

Nearest other occurrences of Magnesio-riebeckite

42.4km (26.3 miles)

ⓘ Apparè, Sparone, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

72.3km (44.9 miles)

ⓘ Obru Schmidmatte (Obri Schmidmatte; Schmiedmatten), Rosswald, Termen, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

References

Barresi, A.A., Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Ambrino, P., Bracco, R., Bonacina, E. (2005): La miniera di manganese di Varenche (Aosta, Italia nord-occidentale): ardennite, arseniopleite, manganberzeliite, pirofanite, sarkinite, thortveitite, nuovo As-Sc-analogo della metavariscite e altre specie. Micro (località), 2/2005, 81-122

Oberti, R., Boiocchi, M., Hawthorne, F.C., Ciriotti, M.E. (2017): Magnesio-riebeckite from the Varenche mine (Aosta Valley, Italy): crystal-chemical characterization of a grandfathered end-member. Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 1431-1437.

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Magnesio-riebeckite from Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy

Magnesio-riebeckite from
Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy