Colle del Baracun coesite occurrence, Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Colle del Baracun coesite occurrence | Pass |
Bobbio Pellice | Municipality |
Metropolitan City of Turin | Metropolitan City |
Piedmont | Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 46' 23'' North , 7° 3' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
2022
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
5584
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5584:3
GUID (UUID V4):
dba48be7-10e5-4dce-8abf-8fe957eec1dc
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Colle del Baracun, Monviso, Val Pellice, Torino, Piemonte , Italia
Other Languages:
French:
VallΓ©e PΓ©lis (VallΓ©e du PΓ©lis; VallΓ©e de Lucerne; VallΓ©e de Luzerne), Bobbio Pellice, Ville mΓ©tropolitaine de Turin (Province de Turin), PiΓ©mont, Italie
German:
Pellicetal (Val Pellice; Lusernatal; Val Lucerne), Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitanstadt Turin (Provinz Turin), Piemont, Italien
Italian:
Occorrenza di coesite del Colle del Baracun, Bobbio Pellice, CittΓ metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia
Occitan:
Val PΓ¨lis (Val de LusΓ¨rna), Buebi, Ciutat metropolitana de Turin (ProvΓncia de Turin), Piemont, ItΓ lia
Piedmontese:
Val Pèlis (Val d'Luserna), Beubi, Sità metropolitan-a ëd Turin (Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin; Provincia ëd Turin; Provincia 'd Turin), Piemont, Italia
Russian:
ΠΠ°Π»Ρ-ΠΠ΅Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ (ΠΠ°Π»Ρ-ΠΡΠ·Π΅ΡΠ½Π°; Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΡΠ·Π΅ΡΠ½Ρ), ΠΠΎΠ±Π±ΠΈΠΎ-ΠΠ΅Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΉΠ½ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄ Π’ΡΡΠΈΠ½ (ΠΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΡ Π’ΡΡΠΈΠ½), ΠΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½Ρ, ΠΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡ
Occurrence of coesite-bearing garnet micaschist belonging to the oceanic metasedimentary succession of the Lago Superiore Unit, Monviso meta-ophiolite complex.
The coesite-bearing garnet micaschist crops out within metre-thick discontinuous metapelitic levels showing different textural features, from fine-grained to conglomeratic terms. This rocks are included in a wedge-shaped stratigraphic unit, mainly composed of calc-schist. The calc-schist is mostly made of carbonates, quartz, and white mica, with subordinate textural relics of lawsonite, and it hosts lenticular intercalations, up to metres thick, of clast- to matrix-supported metabreccia with clasts of gabbroic material, which is laterally gradational into a metasandstone unit.
Intact coesite single crystals (10-60 ΞΌm) are hosted by garnets (Ghignone et al., 2023). According to the authors, the coesite-bearing garnet micaschist experienced metamorphic peak conditions at P=2.8-2.9 GPa and T=500-520Β°C, within the coesite stability field. Several mineral inclusions are present in the garnets. Besides non-re-equilibrated coesite and polycrystalline quartz after coesite, inclusions of amorphous carbon, rutile, zircon, and chloritoid have been observed. Garnets are zoned and their composition varies from Alm47-56 Sps32-43 Prp3-5 Grs3-6 in the core to Alm57-74 Sps7-32 Prp4-12 Grs2-6 in the mantle and Alm48-66 Sps16-23 Prp1-9 Grs2-3 s at the rim.
The lithotype is characterized by a pervasive foliation, mainly defined by white mica, wrapping garnet porphyroblasts. The eclogitic assemblage consists of coesite (<1%), garnet (~10%), phengite (~40%), chloritoid (~1%), and accessory rutile (~6%). Muscovite + paragonite Β± biotite and albite + muscovite + paragonite lozenge-shaped pseudomorphs (<1%) after glaucophane and jadeite locally occur in fractured garnets. A retrograde mineral assemblage is represented by muscovite (~20%), albite (~10%), chlorite (~4%), biotite (<1%), and accessory titanite (<1%). In addition, minor amounts of amorphous carbon, quartz, apatite, zircon, allanite, and opaque iron oxides are observed. The larger garnet porphyroblasts (1-3 mm) hold a microfolded relict foliation defined by amorphous carbon, chloritoid and minor white mica. Potassium white mica is the most abundant mineral in the studied material, showing a strong zoning in phengite (Si = 3.40β3.65 apfu) and muscovite (Si = 3.17β3.33 apfu). Chloritoid occurs as 100β200 ΞΌm sized inclusions within garnet, and is absent in the matrix. Chlorite and biotite replace garnet along cracks and rims, but also locally occur in the matrix. Together with paragonite, they also occur within lozenge-shaped pseudomorphs after glaucophane (muscovite + paragonite Β± biotite) and jadeite (paragonite + muscovite + albite). Albite is quite abundant in the rock matrix, replacing former paragonite-rich domains. Quartz is arely present in the rock matrix (~1%). Conversely, quartz and coesite are relatively abundant as inclusions in the garnet.
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11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Chloritoid Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
β Coesite Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Iron oxide' |
β Lawsonite Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Phengite Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
β Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
β 'White mica' References: |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Coesite | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Lawsonite | 9.BE.05 | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 Β· H2O |
β | Muscovite var. Phengite | 9.EC.15 | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
β | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | 'White mica' | - | |
β | 'Iron oxide' | - | |
β | 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' | - | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
H | β Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
O | β Coesite | SiO2 |
O | β Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Mg | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Al | β Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Si | β Coesite | SiO2 |
Si | β Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | β Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Mn | β Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Fe | β Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | β Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Piedmont
- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Pellice ValleyValley
- Metropolitan City of Turin
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