My collection
- Alpine rodingite specimens
Rodingite is a relatively common methamorfic rock in
the Alpine region. It derives for methasomatic reasons from serpentino rock. The rodingite
minerals are typically vesuvianite, epidote diopside and grossular.
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Grossular
var. hessonite with diopside – Testa Ciarva – Val d’Ala
– Piemonte - Italy. Size 13x9x6 cm. Carpet of red-orange hessonite XXs with max. size
6 mm. and light green diopside XXs with max. size 12 mm. with green clinochlore on
rodingite matrix. |
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Vesuvianite
– Bellecombe – Val d’Aosta – Italy. Size 8x7x3 cm. Exceptional group
of olive green XXs with max. size 26 mm. and gemmy quality on rodingite matrix from the
best locality in the world for vesuvianite. |
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Epidote
– Chiandusseglio – Val di Viù – Piemonte - Italy. Size 14x11x8 cm. Group
of exceptional dark green XXs with max. size 25 mm. on a carpet of dark-red granatite
matrix. |
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Grossular
var. hessonite – Bellecombe – Val d’Aosta – Italy.
Size 15x13x6 cm. Carpet of brilliant dark red XXs with max. size 4 mm. and gemmy quality
on rodingite matrix. |
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Vesuvianite
– Bellecombe – Val d’Aosta - Italy. Size 11x7x3 cm. Carpet of very
brilliant olive green prismatic XXs with max. size 10 mm. and gemmy quality on matrix. |
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Andradite
- Rosazza – Valle Cervo - Piemonte - Italy. Size 23x12x8 cm. Group of brown big XXs
with max. size 25 mm. on matrix. |
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Vesuvianite
– M.Rocciavrè – Val Chisone - Piemonte - Italy. Size 6x6x2 cm. Group of very
brilliant brown XXs with max. size 8 mm. on rodingite matrix. |
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Grossular
var. hessonite with clinochlore – Borne del Brous – Val
d’Ala - Piemonte - Italy. Size 10x9x6 cm. Group of very brilliant dark red XXs with
max. size 8 mm. and grey clinochlore lamellae on rodingite matrix. |
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Grossular
var. hessonite with diopside – Alpe delle Frasse – Val di
Susa - Piemonte - Italy. Size 8x7x5 cm. Group of light green XXs of 10 mm. on a beautiful
carpet of orange hessonite XXs with max. size 4 mm. |
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Diopside on
grossular var. hessonite – Bellecombe – Val d’Aosta -
Italy. Size 12x7x4 cm. Group of light green XXs of 10 mm. on a beautiful carpet of dark
red hessonite XXs with max. size 3 mm. |
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Grossular
var. hessonite with epidote and apatite – Lago Falin – Val
di Viù - Piemonte – Italy. Size 20x9x6 cm. Carpet of red-brown brilliant hessonite
XXs with max. size 6 mm. The white hexagonal apatite XX of 7 mm. is remarkable. On the
rear side brilliant epidotes of 1-2 mm. |
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Grossular
var. hessonite – M. Barbeston – Val d’Aosta - Italy.
Size 8x6x3 cm. Carpet of very brilliant dark red XXs with max. size 8 mm. on rodingite
matrix. |
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Epidote
– Antronapiana – Valle Antrona - Piemonte - Italy. Size 11x8x5 cm. Group of
olive green XXs with max. size 12 mm. on prasinite matrix. |
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