| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Thortveitite |
| Formula: | Sc2Si2O7 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hydroxylapatite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Thortveitite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (12 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 346412 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:346412:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Thortveitite |
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| 76.6km (47.6 miles) | ⓘConca di Boccareccio REE-mineralization, Veglia Alp (Alpe Veglia), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 77.3km (48.0 miles) | ⓘRitterpass NE-combe REE-mineralization, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland |
| 77.5km (48.1 miles) | ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 77.7km (48.3 miles) | ⓘCima delle Piodelle REE-mineralization, Veglia Alp (Alpe Veglia), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 78.3km (48.6 miles) | ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 78.4km (48.7 miles) | ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 85.1km (52.9 miles) | ⓘKersy Forest, Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| References |
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Barresi, A.A., Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Ambrino, P., Bracco, R., Bonacina, E. (2005) La miniera di manganese di Varenche (Aosta, Italia nord-occidentale): ardennite, arseniopleite, manganberzeliite, pirofanite, sarkinite, thortveitite, nuovo As-Sc-analogo della metavariscite e altre specie. Micro (località): 2/2005: 81-122. https://www.academia.edu/51571167/La_miniera_di_manganese_di_Varenche_Aosta_Italia_nord_occidentale_ardennite_arseniopleite_manganberzeliite_pirofanite_sarkinite_thortveitite_nuovo_As_Sc_analogo_della_metavariscite_e_altre_specie |
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Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy