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Muscovite from
Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Muscovite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Muscovite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Muscovite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
01086190017271983793534.jpg
Muscovite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
06377170017272050538562.jpg
Muscovite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Muscovite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:as yellow globular aggregates
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Mica Group1
Fluorite1
Xenotime-(Y)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1021231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1021231:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSubalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘMadonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘPonte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘMonte Pellegrino, Miglieglia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘVei, Miglieglia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘCuriglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘCannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘParagneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
(as a monograph) 1972, Ed. Museo Civ. St. Nat. e Soc. It. Sci. Nat., Milano, 124 pp.
Gentile, P., Guastoni, A., Vergani, F., Molinari, S., Nestola, F. (2023): Cuasso al Monte (VA). Novità mineralogiche dai greisen delle cave di porfido quarzifero. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 47, 256-272.Identified by Marco E. Ciriotti: XRD, EPMA, SEM-EDS, Raman Spectroscopy
Grill, E., Fagnani, G. (1943): Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Cuasso al Monte. Natura, 34, 2, 63-69
Boscardin, M.; De Michele, V.; Scaini, G. (1972) Itinerari mineralogici della Lombardia. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale e Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Milano, Italy, 124 pp. (Originally published in: Natura, 61 (1), 5-120; the 1972 as an updated monograph)
 
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