Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Mimetite from
Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1021631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1021631:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBoarezzo Mine (Pradisci prospect; Rio Carpane prospect), Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘMonte Falò, Coiromonte, Armeno, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘOrdecchia, Coiromonte, Armeno, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘSassi Rossi mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘFaidallo Mine, Cortabbio, Primaluna, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘContra Valley Mine, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘPessina and Noci Valley mines, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘCorno Mine, Introbio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
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
Biffi P., Sbacchi M., Sinelli E., (2004): Gli arseniati di Cava del Prete e altre novità mineralogiche dal granofiro di Cuasso al Monte (Varese). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 28, 4 (4-2004), 232-239.
 
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