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Garnet Group from
Alpe Pedriola, Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Alpine Pasture
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpe Pedriola, Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1103701
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1103701:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘStrahlhorn, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘRiffelhorn (incl. Gagenhaupt; Gakihaupt), Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘMonte Rosso di Verra, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘEastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘCani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘAntronapiana, Antrona Schieranco, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘRiffelberg–Garten Unit, Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘValmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘCignana Lake (Tsignanaz Lake), Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
31.5km (19.5 miles) ⓘMaddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Dal Piaz, G.V. (1971) Nuovi ritrovamenti di cianite alpina nel cristallino antico del Monte Rosa. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 27, 437-477.
 
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