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Alpine Regions, central area,
Lombardia, Sondrio prov., Val malenco
Val Malenco is located in the extreme
north of Lombardia, famous for demantoid from asbestos mine
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Andradite var
demantoid
Bright XX, up to 0.4cm, transparent; someone is gemmy. XX are
immersed in fibrous asbestos. From a finding in the 80's. The old
quarrymen named these type of pieces "asbestos seeds" (in
Italian:" semenza d'amianto)
6x5cm
Ristoro Franscia, val Malenco, Sondrio. Italy
Specimen n.359
Another photo: entire
piece
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Andradite var
demantoid
Small XX in the asbestos, on the serpentine matrix
13x9cm
Ristoro Franscia, val Malenco, Sondrio. Italy
Specimen n.1011
2nd photo
3rd photo
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Artinite
Radial group of needle, 1.5 cm wide, on serpentinized rock
6x5cm
Rocca Castellaccio, Ciappanico, val Malenco, Sondrio. Italy
Specimen n.1008
Another photo:
bigger view
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Magnetite
Small XX of magnetite - up to 0.1 cm wide - on matrix with some
asbestos
10x9.5cm
Franscia mine, Campo Franscia, val Malenco, Sondrio. Italy
Specimen n.149
2nd photo
3rd photo
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Quartz
XX up 7cm long, with a lot of magnesite thin XX (around 0.3cm
max wide, look at the hexagonal XX in the 3rd photo) from the famous old Italian locality
15.5x10cm
Dosso dei Cristalli, val Malenco, Sondrio. Italy
Specimen n.825
Another photo:
bigger view
Another photo:
detail of magnesite
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Perovskite
Pseudo-cubic XX, with edges up to 1cm, on calcite
8x4cm
Sasso Moro, val Malenco, Sondrio. Italy
Specimen n.396
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