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Saussurite



Obsolete name for plagioclase that has been pseudomorphously altered to zoisite, scapolite and other minerals

Classification of Saussurite

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    Localities for Saussurite

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    Austria
     
    • Tyrol
      • North Tyrol
        • Inn valley
          • Wörgl
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Belgium
     
    • Luxembourg Province
      • Bastogne
        • Mardasson
    		A. Darimont et al., Bull. Minéral. , 1988, 111, pp. 321-330.
    Brazil
     
    • North Region
      • Pará
        • Carajás mineral province
          • Canaã dos Carajás
    		Monteiro, L.V.S., Xavier, R.P., de Carvalho, E.R., Hitzman, M.W., Johnson, C.A., de Souza Filho, C.R., and Torresi, I. (2008): Mineralium Deposita 43, 129-159.
    China
     
    • Sichuan Province
      • Garzê (Ganzi) Autonomous Prefecture
        • Danba Co.
          • Yangliuping dome
    		Xieyan Song, Meifu Zhou, Zhimin Cao, Min Sun, and Yunliang Wang (2003): Mineralium Deposita 38, 831-843
    http://www.the-conference.com/2003/Gold2003/abstracts/A560.pdf
    Xieyan Song, Meifu Zhou, Zhimin Cao, Min Sun, and Yunliang Wang (2003): Mineralium Deposita 38, 831-843
    • Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region
      • Hami (Kumul; Qumul) Prefecture
        • Hami (Kumul; Qumul) Co.
          • Baishiquan ore district
    		Fengmai Chai, Zhaochong Zhang, Jingwen Mao, Lianhui Dong, Zuoheng Zhang, and Hua Wu (2007): Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (in press).
      • Yili Hasake (Ili Kazakh) Autonomous Prefecture
        • Tacheng (Tarbaghatay) Prefecture
          • Tuoli (Toli) Co.
            • Baogutu
    		Zhou, M.-F., Robinson, P.T., Malpas, J., Sun, M., Aitchison, J., Bai, W.J., Hu, X.-F., and Yang, J.-S. (2001): Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 19(4), 517-534.
    France
     
    • Auvergne
      • Haute-Loire
        • Brioude - Massiac area
          • Lavoûte-Chilhac
            • Saint-Privat-du-Dragon
    		B; Lasnier : "Persistance d'une série granulitique au coeur du Massif Central Français - Haut-Allier. Les termes basiques, ultrabasiques et carbonatés". Thesis, 1977.
    Italy
     
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Trento Province
        • Fiemme Valley
    		Exel, R. (1987): Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo. Athesia, Bolzano, 204 pp.
    • Tuscany
      • Pisa Province
        • Montecatini Val di Cecina
    		Terenzi A., Meli R., 1988. La miniera cuprifera di Montecatini in Val di Cecina (PI) Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 12 (1): 19-26
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Zermatt - Saas Fee area
        • Saas Valley
          • Saas Almagell
            • Allalin area
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 261-262.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Lizard Peninsula
          • Landewednack
    		Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.
          • St Keverne
    		Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.
    USA
     
    • Virginia
      • Amherst Co.
        • Piney River area
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
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