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Carbonieri Valley (Carboneri Valley), Pellice Valley, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Hessonite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Prehnite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Hessonite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Hessonite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Prehnite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Hessonite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Hessonite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Prehnite

Upper Carbonieri Valley, Villar Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Type:
Valley
Mindat Locality ID:
432256
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:432256:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Val Guichard; Val Ghicciard
Other Languages:
French:
Vallée des Charbonnières (Vallon des Charbonnières; Combe des Charbonnières), Vallée Pélis (Vallée du Pélis; Vallée de Lucerne; Vallée de Luzerne)
Italian:
Valle dei Carbonieri (Vallone dei Carbonieri; Comba dei Carbonieri; Vallone dei Carboneri), Val Pellice (Val Luserna)
Occitan:
Valon di Charboniers (Comba di Charboniers), Val Pèlis (Val de Lusèrna)


The valley, located in the municipal territories of Bobbio Pellice and Villar Pellice, is drained by the Ghicciard (also known as Guichard or Guicciard) stream, a right-hand tributary of the Pellice stream. The middle course of the Ghicciard is fed by Rio di Comba la Roussa on the left-hand side and Rio di Comba Ciabraressa on the right-hand side. The upper valley splits into two branches, Comba della Gianna and Comba del Pis.

The valley includes, from east to west, rocks belonging to three different units: the Paleozoic crystalline Dora-Maira Massif, the Mesozoic metasedimentary carbonate-rich succession known as the Giulian-Sea Bianca unit, and the tectonically superposed Monviso meta-ophiolite complex.


Note on toponymy: the toponym "Carboneri" written on some mineral labels is based on a spelling variant of the traditional "Carbonieri", which appeared in recent times on some maps and tourism websites. However, Carbonieri (Italian), Charbonnièrs (French), and Charboniers (Occitan) are the official toponyms used to indicate the valley and the eponymous seasonal settlement in documents and signposts at Bobbio Pellice and Villar Pellice. The valley, already indicated as Val Guichard (French), Vallis Guichardi or Vallis Guizardi (Latin), and Valle Guichardesca or Val Guichard (Italian) in various documents between the 13th and 17th centuries, got its current name by the charcoal burners that until the beginning of the 20th century manufactured charcoal in the wooded areas of the valley.

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12 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
✪ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
✪ Grossular var. Hessonite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Hessonite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'-
ⓘ'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Hⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Oⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Siⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Caⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Feⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Notiziario dell'Associazione Mineraria Subalpina, 5 (3-4): 35-50
Novarese, V. (1896) Rilevamento geologico del 1895 nella Val Pellice (Alpi Cozie). Bollettino del Reale Comitato Geologico d’Italia, 27: 231–267
Mattirolo, E., Novarese, V., Franchi, S. and Stella, A. (1913) Carta Geologica d’Italia a scala 1:100.000, foglio Pinerolo. Litografia Artistica Cartografica, Roma.
Dal Piaz, G.V. (1967) Le "granatiti" (rodingiti l.s.) nelle serpentine delle Alpi occidentali italiane. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 6, 267-313
Compagnoni, R., and Sandrone, R. (1978) L'età della rodingitizzazione in rapporto agli eventi metamorfici alpini: evidenze petrografiche in filoni di metagabbri rodingitici inclusi in serpentiniti dell'alta Val Pellice. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 34: 642-643.
Barisone, G.; Bottino, G.; Coccolo, V.; Compagnoni, R.; Greco, O.; Mastrangelo, F.; Sandrone, R.; Zucchetti, S. (1979) Il bacino estrattivo della «Pietra di Luserna» (Alpi Cozie) [59 The extraction basin of the "Pietra di Luserna" (Cottian Alps)]. Atti del Convegno su «La pietra di Luserna» Luserna San Giovanni, 15 luglio 1979, pages 11-26 [roceedings of the Conference on "The Stone of Luserna" Luserna San Giovanni, 15 July 1979, pages 11-26].
Sandrone, R., and Sassone, P. (1995) L'attività estrattiva nel bacino della "Pietra di Luserna" negli anni '80 e '90. "Giornata di studio in ricordo del Prof. Stefano Zucchetti", Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Georisorse e Territorio, 12 Maggio 1994. Contribution volume, Tipolitografia Edicta, Torino, 57-66.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
Balestro, G., Fioraso, G., and Lombardo, B. (2011) Geological map of the upper Pellice Valley (Italian Western Alps). Journal of Maps, 7: 634-654; https://doi.org/10.4113/jom.2011.1213
Balestro, Gianni; Lombardo, Bruno; Vaggelli, Gloria; Borghi, Alessandro; Festa, Andrea; Gattiglio, Marco (2014) Tectonostratigraphy of the northern Monviso Meta-ophiolite Complex (Western Alps). Italian Journal of Geosciences, 133 (3). p.409-426. doi:10.3301/ijg.2014.13
Festa, Andrea, Balestro, Gianni, Dilek, Yildirim, Tartarotti, Paola (2015) A Jurassic oceanic core complex in the high-pressure Monviso ophiolite (western Alps, NW Italy). Lithosphere, 7 (6). 646-652 doi:10.1130/l458.1
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