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Ornavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Ornavasso pegmatite, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 57' 59'' North , 8° 24' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.96666,8.40846
GeoHash:
G#: u0jvrrfz5
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Pegmatite
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ornavasso3,056 (2014)0.6km
Candoglia210 (2016)1.6km
Albo I229 (2014)1.8km
Gabbio257 (2014)3.0km
Mergozzo1,511 (2014)3.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili TicinoViganello, Ticino44km
Mindat Locality ID:
30484
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30484:8
GUID (UUID V4):
1e947f24-06f7-4246-b09c-d54cb41e1f66
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pegmatite di Ornavasso, Ornavasso, Val d'Ossola, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia


Pegmatite dyke at Punt Sass near Ornavasso village.

It can be reached following the road which leads to Madonna del Boden sanctuary. A few meters after the village of Ornavasso, before the bridge on Riale San Carlo, leave the car and reach the near aluminium factory. Then, walk for 10 minutes along a witer pipeline in direction of the acqueduct construction, where the pegmatite dyke (in the past exploited for feldspar) is located and also dispersed pegmatite blocks can be found in the surrounding area.

One of the characteristic of this pegmatite, which may account for its partly peculiar mineralogy, is to be in contact with a marble layer. Furthermore, rutile is rich in niobium and monazite-(Ce) shows a dark green colour.


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12 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Carpholite
Formula: Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Description: The carpholite from Ornavasso is a Mn-bearing variety of dumortierite.
β“˜ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
β“˜ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ HΓΌbnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Habit: lamellar xls
Colour: black
Description: xls to several cm.
β“˜ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3β“˜ Spessartine

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜HΓΌbnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
β“˜Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Carpholite ?9.DB.05Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ CarpholiteMn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CarpholiteMn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Oβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ CarpholiteMn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ CarpholiteMn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ CarpholiteMn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Mnβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4

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References

Mattioli V. (1978): Pegmatite di Ornavasso. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 2 [9], 2, 44.
Buzio A. (1978): Crisoberillo di Ornavasso. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 2 [9], 4, 110.
Mattioli V. (1979): Minerali Ossolani. Ed. Arti Grafiche Medesi, Milano, 268 pp.
Natale G. (1979): Ancora sulla pegmatite di Ornavasso. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 3 [1, serie 2], 3, 85.
Mattioli V. (1983): I minerali dei differenziati acidi e basici dell'Ossola inferiore (NO). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 7, 1 (1/2003), 23-26.
Natale G. (1985): Vivianite nella pegmatite di Ornavasso. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 9, 2 (2/1985), 80.
Mattioli V. (1987): Minerali ossolani, 10 anni dopo: errata corrige e novitΓ . Riv. Mineral. Ital., 11, 4 (4/1987), 195-200.
Orlandi P., Campostrini I. (2005): Zibaldone. Aggiornamenti di mineralogia italiana 2004. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 29, 3 (3/2005), 184-191.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
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