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Mt. Aiona, Borzonasca, Genoa, Liguria, Italyi
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Mt. Aiona, Borzonasca, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Mt. Aiona, Borzonasca, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Magnetite

Mt. Aiona, Borzonasca, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 28' 54'' North , 9° 26' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.48167,9.44222
GeoHash:
G#: spytnces7
GRN:
N30E05
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Perlezzi107 (2014)4.6km
Cerisola113 (2014)4.6km
Villanoce126 (2014)4.9km
Santa Maria del Taro234 (2014)6.7km
Santo Stefano d'Aveto508 (2014)7.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
55584
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55584:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Monte Aiona, Borzonasca, città metropolitana di Genova, Liguria, Italia


Ophiolitic rocks.

Small orange bright crystals of andradite (var. topazolite) occur in hydrothermalised serpentinite along the path to Rifugio Monte Aiola-Pratomollo and on the southeastern slope of Monte Aiola at the border with the municipal territory of Santo Stefano d'Aveto.

K feldspar var. adularia, prehnite, pumpellyite, epidote, albite, and quartz occur in diabase.

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Description: Reported as garnet in Antofilli et al. (1985).
ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Topazolite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caⓘ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Aiona
Wikidata ID:Q1654669

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References

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1985) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (2nd ed.). Edizioni Melita.
Belmonte, D., Camarda, S., Sanguineti, G., Appiani, R., Bracco, R., and Zunino, F. (2018) I minerali delle rodingiti in Liguria. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 42: 1(1-2018): 8-92.
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