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Epidote from
Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz13
- var Smoky Quartz3
Amphibole Supergroup12
- var Byssolite12
K Feldspar8
- var Adularia7
Actinolite6
Albite2
Axinite Group1
Scolecite1
Chabazite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (53 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43526
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43526:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Epidote in this Region
Aiguilles Grises ridge, Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘPetit Mont Blanc, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBrouillard Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAiguilles Grises ridge, Miage Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘBrenva Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘPointe des Periades, Leschaux glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘTalÃĻfre Glacier, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘTriolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘLes Courtes, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘCatchment basin of ArgentiÃĻre, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘInvernet glacier, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
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