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Titanite from
Arnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTi(SiO4)O
Comments:It is only observed in thin section. It is a high-aluminium titanite (according to Oberti et al., 1991).
Habit:anhedral xls
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Albite
Calcite
Chlorite Group
Hematite
Mica Group
Piemontite
Quartz
Spessartine
Tinzenite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arnetola Valley, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280497
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280497:2
GUID (UUID V4):ee5584e3-1ad4-408a-8f7b-0c264555495a
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Castagnola, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
31.2km (19.4 miles) Case Zobbi, Villa Minozzo, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
32.3km (20.1 miles) Santa Scolastica, Romanoro, Frassinoro, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
36.7km (22.8 miles) Dragone Valley mines, Cinghi ophiolites (incl. Cinghio del Corvo), Palagano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
39.6km (24.6 miles) Ligurian Sea to the SW of Portovenere Promontory, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
44.2km (27.5 miles) Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
46.6km (28.9 miles) Ponticelli, Vesale, Sestola, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
48.4km (30.1 miles) Sasso Puzzino ophiolite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
48.5km (30.1 miles) Rio San Michele plagiogranite, Renno, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
49.5km (30.7 miles) Speranza Stope, Corchia mine, Berceto, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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