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Locality Name:
Dora Maira Coesite-bearing Unit (Dora Maira Ultra‐high‐pressure Unit; Brossasco-Isasca Unit; Dora Maira Massif), Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 2173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dora Maira Coesite-bearing Unit (Dora Maira Ultra‐high‐pressure Unit; Brossasco-Isasca Unit; Dora Maira Massif), Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBrackebuschiteChloriteChloritoidClayCorundumDumortieriteEllenbergeriteGarnetMica
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteTalcTourmalineWagneriteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminoceladonite  (*)Bearthite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coesite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Dravite  (*)Ellenbergerite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Hydroxylwagnerite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)Magnesiodumortierite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Talc  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Wagnerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminoceladonite  (*)MicaK(Mg,Fe2+)Al(Si4O10)(OH)2012
Bearthite  (*)BrackebuschiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)09
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO2077
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Ellenbergerite  (*)EllenbergeriteMg6(Mg,Ti,Zr,   )2(Al,Mg)6Si8O28(OH)1003
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20178
Hydroxylwagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)(OH)01
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)ChloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2012
Magnesiodumortierite  (*)DumortieriteMgAl6BSi3O17(OH)06
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Ellenbergerite(Mg,   )2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)606
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]0129
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F061
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070637Dora Maira Coesite-bearing Unit (Dora Maira Ultra‐high‐pressure Unit; Brossasco-Isasca Unit; Dora Maira Massif), Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070637

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