| Locality type: | Pass |
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| Species: | Vesuvianite |
| Formula: | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Hessonite | ⓘ15 photos of Vesuvianite associated with Hessonite at this locality. |
| Grossular | ⓘ7 photos of Vesuvianite associated with Grossular at this locality. |
| Clinochlore | ⓘ5 photos of Vesuvianite associated with Clinochlore at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Vesuvianite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (21 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 255690 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:255690:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2bd59773-c770-474f-8989-dddcbcd4d914 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite |
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| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘBric Costa Canizzi, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘGava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘPian della Biscia, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘBric Mundu (Bric Mondo; Bric Mondu), Case Canai (Case Senai), Vara, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘDente Mountain, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘBric Galada, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| 4.9km (3.1 miles) | ⓘRocca della Biscia, Sassello, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘRio Rosto, Tiglieto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘRocca della Marasca, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘRio Baracca, Tiglieto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
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 | | Catalog/List | | rich, orange mass on quartz Cassagna Mine, Liguria Italy 2 x 2.5cm £7 7 "MOHAWKITE" a burnjshed metallic...thick Cassagna Mine, Ne ,Graveglia Valley, Liguria Italy, I collected it in 2019 . £18 18 MALACHITE attractive...fairly obvious brown masses in 3xlcm Faiallo pass, Genoa Italy £8 5 "I HILGARDITE good coverage of pink...on 1x2 surface Molinello Mine, Val Graveglia Liguria Italy £8 65 CORDlERTTE and ILMENITE in thin cut slab...on 8x4 £25 Mesco Ophiolites, Levanto La Spezia Italy 68 MULLITE pink area about 8x8mm in 2x2cm rock. |  | | Journal (issue) | | Williams Minerals of the Alpine Rodingites of Italy ............................ 85 By C. M. Gramaccioli...specimens, notably prehnite, pectolite, apophyllite, vesuvianite, diopside and aragonite. Although mineral collecting...aluminum-rich mineral assemblages (grossular, vesuvianite, diopside, prehnite, zoisite, chlorite) of hydrothermal...botryoidal masses of radiating okenite (fig. 20). Vesuvianite has two distinct appearances in the Jeffrey mine...show a double termination. The other type of vesuvianite seems less common. It consists of stubby, clove-brown | | | Journal (issue) | | Williams Minerals of the Alpine Rodingites of Italy ................ 85 By C. M. Gramaccioli An interesting...notably preh nite, pectolite, apophyllite, vesuvianite, diopside and aragonite. Although mineral collecting...botryoidal masses of radiating okenite (fig. 20). Vesuvianite has two distinct appearances in the Jeffrey mine...how a double 1em1ination. The other type of vesuvianite seems less common. h consists of stubby. clove-brown...each type and. as might be expected. the brown vesuvianite contains more iron and less magne i u m than |  | | Book | | [the Santa Lucia and Sa Duchessa mines,] Sardinia [Italy] (by F. Olmi, C. Sabelli & G. Brizzi) 19:305-310...ALBERTINI, CLAUDIO Famous mineral localities: Baveno, Italy 14:157168 ALBITE Davis Hill near Bancroft, Ontario:...8:287-293 Minerals of the Alpine rodingites of Italy (by C. M. Gramaccioli) 10:85-89 Micromounting in...Arcu su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Cagliari, Sardinia [Italy] (by R. Vochten & G. Brizzi) 18:181-184 AREM, JOEL...the move" (column) 3:52-53, 3:88-89 ldocrase (vesuvianite)-a 250-year puzzle: part I. 4:164-174 Preserving |
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Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy