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Lawsonite from
Roc della Niera east slope, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Slope
Classification
Species:Lawsonite
Formula:CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roc della Niera east slope, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:572376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:572376:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lawsonite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘTour Real, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLes Clausis mine, Saint-VÃĐran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-CÃīte d'Azur, France
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘRoche Noire west slope, Ceillac, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-CÃīte d'Azur, France
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘPic Marcel, Saint-VÃĐran, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-CÃīte d'Azur, France
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘColle del Baracun coesite occurrence, Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘLac des Cordes, CerviÃĻres, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-CÃīte d'Azur, France
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘMonte Cruzore (Monte Cruzeau), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘMonte Gran Miuls south slope, Massello, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘMonte Gran Miuls northwest slope, Pragelato, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘMonte Albergian basaltic metabreccia outcrop, Pragelato, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Franchi, S. (1896 a) Prasiniti e anfiboliti sodiche provenienti dalla metamorfosi di roccie diabasiche presso Pegli, nelle isole Giglio e Gorgona ed al Capo Argentario. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 15, 2, 169-181
Franchi, S. (1896 b) Sulla presenza del nuovo minerale Lawsonite come elemento costituente in alcune rocce italiane. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 32 (1896-1897), 260-265
Zambonini, F. (1904) Analisi di Lawsoniti italiane. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 13 (2° semestre): 466-467
Piccoli, G.C. (2002) I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 pp.
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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