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Magnetite from
Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:255471
Long-form Identifier:1:3:255471:6
GUID (UUID V4):5181d8ea-dcc6-4744-8bd7-aa8afd318444
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFaiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBric Mundu (Bric Mondo; Bric Mondu), Case Canai (Case Senai), Vara, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBric Galada, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCerusa stream, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘLerca, Cogoleto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘRocca della Biscia, Sassello, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘRio Rosto, Tiglieto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMolinetto gravel quarry (Arrestra quarry), Cogoleto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘPiampaludo, Sassello, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMonte Riondo, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
References
Repossi, E. (1918): I minerali della Valle della Gava nel "Gruppo di Voltri". Una nuova varietà di talco. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano, 57, 131-155
Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp.
De Michele, V. (1974): Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol., 408 pp.
Antofilli, M., Borgo, E., Palenzona, A. (1985): I nostri minerali. Geologia e mineralogia in Liguria. II Edizione. SAGEP Editrice, Genova, 296 pp.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Spencer, L. J. (1922) Ninth list of new mineral names. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 19 (98) 334-354 doi:10.1180/minmag.1922.019.98.04
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of'metamorphosed limestone in the pipernoid tuff of Campania, Italy. [Abstr., p. 107.1 NIN'I'H I,IST OF N E W M I...154. A variety of talc from the Gava valley, near Voltri, Genoa, Italy, distinguished by its composition...spinel. Ferroferrite (FelToforrit), Fe(FeOs)2, ,, magnetite. Manganoferrite (Manganoferrit), Mn(Fe02~.*~,
Embrey, Peter G., Fuller, John P. - Eds. (1980) A Manual of New Mineral Names 1892-1978. British Museum (Natural History), London.
Book
Chiaro and other localities in the Taro valley region, Italy (.M.A., 8, 517; 15, 332) is now named for...differing from romanite, from the Almas (Almash) valley near Piatra in Moldavia. The green variety contains...for a yellowish-green chalcedony from the Death Valley region, California. 7th List Ameghinite. L. F....of green). Occurs with cummingtonite in quartz-magnetite-schists in the Bababudan Hills, Kadur district...quartz-graphite schist at Silver Knob, near Yosemite Valley, California. 25th List Barnesite. Malcolm Ross
Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.) Natural History Museum, London.
Book (edition)
35. 232. A colourless variety from (TL) Elba. Italy. Named from cxxpoux ' lack of colour·. Achromaite...original spelling of hemafibrite. Aimant, syn. of magnetite. E.S. Dana ( 1 892) Sysr. Min., 6th ed .. p. 224...syn. of magnetite. E.J . Chapman ( 1 843) Pracr. Mill., p. 1 40. An early name of magnetite. from the...Mines 20. 65. (TL) Vallee d Ala. Lans. Piedmont. Italy. Alamandine. syn. of almandine. D.L.G. Karsten (...9. 1 2, c 24.0 A. Z=2. (1L) Monte Chiaro. Taro valley. l laly. Fully defined by A. Alieui and J . Mejsner
 
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