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Veddasca Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Varese ProvinceProvince
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Princivalleite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Princivalleite

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Princivalleite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Princivalleite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Princivalleite

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Princivalleite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Princivalleite, etc.

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Princivalleite

Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Type:
Valley
Mindat Locality ID:
192055
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192055:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Val Veddasca, Varese, Lombardia, Italia


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8 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Description: White crystals
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Colour: Purpleish
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
✪ Olenite
Formula: NaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Colour: Blue
Description: The mineral previously classified as olenite (Pezzotta & Guastoni, 2006) has been restudied and it is the new species princivalleite (Bosi et al., 2020; Biagioni et al., 2021).
ⓘ Oxy-schorl
Formula: Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘ Princivalleite (TL)
Formula: Na(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Type Locality:
Colour: Light blue
Description: The mineral was previously described as olenite.
References:
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 58. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (6) 645-651 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-645-2020
and Pasero, Marco (2021) Nuove specie mineralogiche italiane. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 45, 4 (4-2021), 296-300.
Bosi, Ferdinando, Pezzotta, Federico, Skogby, Henrik, Altieri, Alessandra, Hålenius, Ulf, Tempesta, Gioacchino, Cempírek, Jan (2022) Princivalleite, Na(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup from Veddasca Valley, Varese, Italy. Mineralogical Magazine, 86 (1) 78-86 doi:10.1180/mgm.2022.3
Altieri, Alessandra, Luppi, Riccardo, Skogby, Henrik, Hålenius, Ulf, Tempesta, Gioacchino, Pezzotta, Federico, Bosi, Ferdinando (2023) Thermal treatment of the tourmaline Fe-rich princivalleite Na(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 50 (4). 27 doi:10.1007/s00269-023-01250-9
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Habit: Fibrous
Colour: Yellow

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘPrincivalleite (TL)9.CK.Na(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘOlenite ?9.CK.05NaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
ⓘOxy-schorl9.CK.05Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Hⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Hⓘ PrincivalleiteNa(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Bⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Bⓘ PrincivalleiteNa(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oⓘ PrincivalleiteNa(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Naⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Naⓘ PrincivalleiteNa(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Alⓘ PrincivalleiteNa(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Siⓘ PrincivalleiteNa(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PrincivalleiteNa(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
FeIron
Feⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O

Localities in this Region

Italy
  • Lombardy
    • Varese Province

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