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Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Rencio Molinetto Quarry

Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Prehnite, etc.

Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Rencio Molinetto Quarry

Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Prehnite, etc.

Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Rencio Molinetto Quarry

Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Prehnite, etc.

Rencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 12' 23'' North , 8° 19' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.20661,8.32705
GeoHash:
G#: u0jyv7xsf
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Crodo871 (2014)1.2km
Oira152 (2014)3.7km
Cravegna190 (2014)3.8km
Altoggio107 (2014)4.6km
Crino102 (2014)5.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
188773
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188773:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cave di Rencio, Cave di gneiss di Crodo, Crodo, Valle Antigorio, Val d'Ossola, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia


These group of gneiss quarries, on the right side Antigorio Valley, includes the quarries named Rencio Castello, Rencio Molinetto, and Rencio Superiore.


The first find of babingtonite from gneiss fissures in Italy has been reported from Rencio Castello quarry (Gentile, 1985).

Roggiani (1975), who considered “clinoptilolite” a sodic variety of heulandite, reported its presence at the Rencio quarries by mentioning specimens of the Giuseppe Scaini collection. Analyses on these specimens, in order to ascertain their real nature, and on “heulandite” from the same locality, in order to determine the sodium content, would be welcome (Piccoli et al., 2007).


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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' ?
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘBabingtonite9.DK.05Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' ?-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Hⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Oⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Siⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Caⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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References

Roggiani A.G. (1975): Ossola minerale. Estratto da “Novara” n°3, Bimestrale edito dalla Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Novara, Tipogr. S. Gaudenzio, Novara, 112 pp.
Mattioli, V. (1979) Minerali Ossolani. Ed. Arti Grafiche Medesi, Milano, 268 pp.
Gentile P. (1985): Recenti identificazioni presso l'Università di Pavia. Babingtonite di Rencio, Crodo (Valle Antigorio - NO). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 9, 4 (4-1985), 145.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
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