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Garnet Group from
Cignana Lake (Tsignanaz Lake), Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy


Locality type:Lake
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 Cignana Lake (Tsignanaz Lake), Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893664:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘRiffelberg–Garten Unit, Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘComba de la Sassa (Comba della Sassa; Sassa Valley), Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘMonte Rosso di Verra, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘRiffelhorn (incl. Gagenhaupt; Gakihaupt), Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘMont Avic, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘCol de Raye Chevrère, Clavalité Valley, Fénis, Aosta Valley, Italy
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘAlpe Pedriola, Macugnaga, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘStrahlhorn, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘEastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘChateyroux, Fontainemore, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Compagnoni Roberto , Frezzotti Maria Luce, Selverstone Jane , Sharp Zachary (2011) 9th International Eclogite Conference 2011, Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic
 
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