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Kyanite from
Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phosphoellenbergeriteā“˜1 photo of Kyanite associated with Phosphoellenbergerite at this locality.
Magnesiostauroliteā“˜1 photo of Kyanite associated with Magnesiostaurolite at this locality.
Rutileā“˜1 photo of Kyanite associated with Rutile at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:599980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:599980:4
GUID (UUID V4):17a000e4-d1b9-44da-8593-5056c7a88f84
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ā“˜Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ā“˜Pratoluogo, Venasca, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ā“˜Becetto, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.3km (7.0 miles) ā“˜Colle di Cervetto, Sampeyre, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
40.3km (25.0 miles) ā“˜RuĆ  Mine, Bagni di Vinadio Valley (Corborant Valley), Vinadio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
44.7km (27.8 miles) ā“˜Rabuons valley, Saint-Etienne-de-TinĆ©e, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-CĆ“te d'Azur, France
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1974) for a rock type characterized by a talc Ć¾ kyanite-bearing mineral assemblage, is also quite often...whiteschist composition. The finding of pyrope, kyanite, high-Si- and high-XMg-phengite and quartz/coesite...gneiss include the localities Tapina and Masueria in Vallone di Gilba. For comparative reasons also a so-called...bearthite. In addition, two metagranite samples from Brossasco were analyzed. Most of the studied mineral separates...cm) that is formed at the expense of chlorite Ć¾ kyanite Ć¾ talc during the prograde metamorphism, a second
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rocks from the Dora-Maira Massif, Western Alps, Italy (Chopin, 1984), numerous new UHP terranes have been...different UHP schists of the Lago di Cignana area, Italy (Gouzu et al., 2006). The intention of the present...(Chopin et al., 1991), which they re-named the ā€œBrossasco-Isasca Unitā€ (BIU), into a ā€œmonometamorphic complexā€...Pyrope quartzite II-VII Phengite schists Tapina C Masueria 3 marble polymetamorphic complex (BIU) Pyrope...of marble and eclogite) of the coesite-bearing Brossasco-Isasca Unit (BIU), and its adjacent units (after
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metamorphic rocks of the coesite-bearing unit (or ā€˜ā€˜Brossasco-Isasca Unitā€™ā€™; Compagnoni et al., 1994) of the...should, in fact, be named a quartzā€“phengiteā€“pyropeā€“kyanite/(coesite) rock. However, for reasons of brevity...Commission suggests should be named quartzā€“jadeiteā€“kyaniteā€“garnetā€“/(coesite) rock). The term ā€˜ā€˜whiteschistā€™ā€™...and deļ¬ned by Schreyer (1973, 1974) as a talc + kyanite-bearing rock type rich in Mg and Al, but poor in...primary H2Oā€“CO2 low-salinity ļ¬‚uid inclusions within kyanite inclusions in pyrope. Compagnoni & Hirajima (2001)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2. Geological setting and samples RI PT The Brossasco-Isasca Unit (BIU) is a high pressure (HP) to ultrahigh...whiteschists, mainly composed of quartz/coesite, pyrope, kyanite, phengite and talc, occur as lenses in RI PT ...samples mainly include pyrope, quartz/coesite, kyanite, phengite, talc and jadeite, while in the retrogressed...Alps do not contain the SC critical assemblage kyanite + talc (which is the high P-T alternative of the...MANUSCRIPT chlorite + quartz ā†’ talc + kyanite + aqueous fluid (1) kyanite + talc ā†’ garnet + coesite + aqueous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dora-Maira Massif located in the western Alps of Italy. Supracrustal rocks of this Massif, containing coesite...found in whiteschists and quartzites from the Brossasco-Isasca Unit, have about a 98 mole % Ā­M g 3Al 2Si...methods Two Dora-Maira pyropes, Mas-2b from Masueria, Italy, and Ch-2, unknown locality, were investigated...crystals from the Dora-Maira Massif, western Alps, Italy. a Colorless crystal, Ch-2 and b Pinkish crystal...Mas-2b, from the Dora-Maira Massif, western Alps, Italy. Both spectra were collected in the cooling stage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rocks from the Dora Maira Massif, Western Alps, Italy-ll: what is the age of the ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism...along a paved road in the village of Masueria, NW of Brossasco, altitude ca. 850 m, Val Varaita. 17641...contents Isotopic studies Pyrope megacryst Pyrope, kyanite, talc, chlorite Na-amphibole, vermiculite, ellenbergerite...pyrope, U - T h - Pb: pyrope, talc pyrope, phengite kyanite, phengite, monazite zircon, (17641 only) monazite...granitoids in the Sesia-Lanzo zone, Western Alps, Italy. Chem Geol 52:165 184 Paquette JL, Chopin C, Peucat
Book (edition)
Republic). W.D. Birch (Australia), Elena Bonaccorsi (Italy), Ernst A.J. Burke (Netherlands), L.J. Cabri (Canada)...M. Dcliens (Belgium). Giancarlo Delia Ventura (Italy), T.S. Ercit (Canada). Alexander Falster (USA)....(Canada). L.A. Groat (Canada). Alessandro Guastoni (Italy), William A. Henderson. Jr. (USA). D.D. Hogarth...(ltaly). Igor Pekov (Russia), atale Perchiazzi (Italy). Ole V. Petersen (Denmark). Fedcrico Pezzotta (ltaly)...Provvidenzakaolinquarry,Allumierc,Tolfa Mount district,Roma Province,Lazio,ltaly,NJMM 1976,40~17 (str.),AC 18, 249-252
 
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