| Locality type: | Pass |
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| Species: | Grossular var: Hessonite |
| Formula: | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
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| Clinochlore | ⓘ25 photos of Hessonite associated with Clinochlore at this locality. |
| Vesuvianite | ⓘ15 photos of Hessonite associated with Vesuvianite at this locality. |
| Titanite | ⓘ4 photos of Hessonite associated with Titanite at this locality. |
| Chlorite Group | ⓘ2 photos of Hessonite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hessonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (79 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 713141 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:713141:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | cf0234ad-4c11-431e-bf19-3055441b4d5f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hessonite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘGava Valley, Voltri, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘMt. Argentea, Arenzano, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 4.9km (3.1 miles) | ⓘRocca della Biscia, Sassello, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘRio Rosto, Tiglieto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘRocca della Marasca, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘBric Resonau, Cogoleto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| 5.9km (3.6 miles) | ⓘBric Camulà, Cogoleto, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
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 | | Catalog/List | | dated 1920. ~3,50. CELESTITE. Agrigento)Sicily,Italy. Fine creamy-coloured to colourless crystalline...75. ( inter- DYPINGITE. Brosso Mine,Nr Turin,Italy Choice radiate sprays of white asicular xtls and...Collection. 2x1¾x1 11 ,z8"oo. 52. HESSONITE GARNET. Faiallo Pass,Nr.Genoa,Italy. Lustrous orangey-red sharp...00. - 54. IDOCRASE/AUGITE. Mount Somma,Naples,Italy. small sharp brownish-green xtls scattcred formed...coloured,largc MAGNETITE. Brosso Mine,Nr.Turin,Italy. Lustrous black striated complex well-formed xtls |  | | Journal (issue) | | Williams Minerals of the Alpine Rodingites of Italy ............................ 85 By C. M. Gramaccioli...= 1.734 ± .002 to n = 1.738 ± .002. It is the hessonite variety or orange-colored grossular that originally...distributed throughout North America and Europe. Hessonite has been cut into beautiful gemstones but unfortunately...the National Mineral Collection the largest cut hessonite is 24 carats and this is believed to be the largest...are needle-like inclusions of diopside in the hessonite crystals. The green variety of grossular is less | | | Journal (issue) | | Williams Minerals of the Alpine Rodingites of Italy ................ 85 By C. M. Gramaccioli An interesting...overgrowth of the colorless grossular. Individual hessonite crystals range up to 3 cm in diameter but the...Mine. Asbestos in K anada-Fundort prachtiger Hessonite. Lapis. 2. Nr. 3. 14- 1 5 . LALIBERTE, R . ( 1972)...serpentine rock of the Eastern Townships of Quebec Province. Canadian Mineralogist. 6, 307-3 1 9. OSBERG,...I N U TES S O U T H F R O M 1 -76 & 80. I F YOU PASS TH R O U G H YOU N G STOWN G O I N G E AST O R W |  | | Book | | [the Santa Lucia and Sa Duchessa mines,] Sardinia [Italy] (by F. Olmi, C. Sabelli & G. Brizzi) 19:305-310...ALBERTINI, CLAUDIO Famous mineral localities: Baveno, Italy 14:157168 ALBITE Davis Hill near Bancroft, Ontario:...8:287-293 Minerals of the Alpine rodingites of Italy (by C. M. Gramaccioli) 10:85-89 Micromounting in...Arcu su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Cagliari, Sardinia [Italy] (by R. Vochten & G. Brizzi) 18:181-184 AREM, JOEL...Minerals from the upper Arno River Valley, Tuscany, Italy (by M. Corazza, G. Pratesi & R. Braga) 25:293-299 |
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Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy