| Locality type: | Outcrop |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Forsterite |
| Formula: | Mg2SiO4 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Srilankite | β1 photo of Forsterite associated with Srilankite at this locality. |
| Zircon | β1 photo of Forsterite associated with Zircon at this locality. |
| Spinel | β1 photo of Forsterite associated with Spinel at this locality. |
| Pyrope | β1 photo of Forsterite associated with Pyrope at this locality. |
| Baddeleyite | β1 photo of Forsterite associated with Baddeleyite at this locality. |
| Enstatite | β1 photo of Forsterite associated with Enstatite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Monte Duria peridotite (south), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1439974 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1439974:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8a40899e-4f2e-4b24-a0ea-16cfb4eb0f24 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite |
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| 0.7km (0.5 miles) | βMonte Duria peridotite (east), Peglio, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | βBorgo peridotite outcrop, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 8.8km (5.4 miles) | βPromegn, Cama Valley, Cama, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 15.8km (9.8 miles) | βSan Giorgio, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 21.5km (13.3 miles) | βPizzo Bresciadega, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 21.6km (13.4 miles) | βArami Alp, Gorduno, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 22.1km (13.8 miles) | βCodera streambed, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 37.7km (23.4 miles) | βSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 38.4km (23.9 miles) | βCima Vazzeda, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 39.0km (24.2 miles) | βDiopside outcrop, Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| References |
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Tumiati, S., Zanchetta, S., Pellegrino, L., Ferrario, C., Casartelli, S., and Malaspina, N. (2018) Granulite-facies overprint in garnet peridotites and kyanite eclogites of Monte Duria (Central Alps, Italy): Clues from srilankite- and sapphirine-bearing symplectites. Journal of Petrology, 59, 1, 115β151. |
