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Hematite from
Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:527121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:527121:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hematite in this Region
Uja Bessanese (Uja di Bessanese), Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘUja Bessanese (Uja di Bessanese), Bessanese Glacier, Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘOuille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘPunta Corna - Torre di Ovarda Mines, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMargone, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘLe Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLago Nero (Lago Nero - Grange Castelletto area), Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘPunta Chestassa, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘFerrera Vecchia - San Pancrazio area, Moncenisio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘMont-Cenis gypsum outcrop (Mont-Cenis gypsum hillock), Mont-Cenis Plateau, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘCorne Rousse, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Val-Cenis, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
References
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.
 
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