| Locality type: | Peak |
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| Species: | Forsterite |
| Formula: | Mg2SiO4 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tour Real, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1410336 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1410336:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | bc777c6e-080e-4c9c-8413-0d8e58f767af |
| Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite |
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| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘLago Fiorenza serpentinite outcrop, Pian del Re, Crissolo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘLa Colletta, Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 32.0km (19.9 miles) | ⓘColle di Bousson, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 33.5km (20.8 miles) | ⓘCima Saurel, Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 34.5km (21.4 miles) | ⓘMonte Gimont east slope (Grand Charvia east slope), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘChenaillet Pass (Col du Chenaillet), Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘCabane des Douaniers, Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| 52.9km (32.9 miles) | ⓘLago Valscura meteorite, Valscura lakes area, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 55.0km (34.2 miles) | ⓘSan Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| 64.9km (40.3 miles) | ⓘAlpe delle Frasse, Laietto (Lajetto), Condove, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| References |
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Schwartz ,S., Guillot, S., Reynard, B., Lafay, R., Debret, B., Nicollet, C., Lanari, P., and Auzende, A.L. (2013) Pressure–temperature estimates of the lizardite/antigorite transition in high pressure serpentinites. Lithos, 178, 197-210. |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Piazza di Porta S. Donato 1, I-40127 Bologna, Italy Received 25 August 1998; accepted 17 February 1999...harzburgites. These olivine types are mainly forsterite in composition, ranging only in rare cases to...conditions for the development of enstatite plus forsterite from the breakdown of antigorite, according to...for the antigorite breakdown to enstatite plus forsterite. The meso-Alpine assemblages developed within...antigorite reaction with diopside giving rise to forsterite and tremolite, which seems to have occurred in |
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