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Almandine from
Piagno, Cosio Valtellino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piagno, Cosio Valtellino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901222
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901222:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘCombana Mountain, Rogolo, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘBomino Valley, Gerola Alta, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘSommafiume pegmatitic dyke (Alpe Sommafiume; Marategno Mine), Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘAlpe SparesÃĻ, Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘLuna pegmatitic dyke, Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘLaghetto pegmatitic dyke (Laghetto Quarry), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘMalpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘPiona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘRivetta (Piona), Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘLunga Valley, Tartano, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
BedognÃĻ, F.; Montrasio, A.; Sciesa, E. (2006) I minerali della medio-alta Valtellina delle Orobie e della Val Poschiavo. [The minerals of the mid-to-upper Valtellina, the Orobie, and Val Poschiavo.] - Aggiornamenti sulle altre località della provincia di Sondrio [Updates on other locations in the province of Sondrio]. Tipografia Bettini. 255pp.
 
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