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Aeschynite Group from
Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:'Aeschynite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD2O6
Comments:Arborescent aeschynite microcrystals on anatase, identified through TEM-EDS, shows an unusual chemical composition (Fe0.35Ca0.22Th0.15U0.13Y0.10Pb0.11)∑1.06(Nb1.05Ti0.69Al0.14As0.06)∑1.94O6, which can not be reconciled with any known species of aeschynite group (Capitani et al., 2018).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aeschynite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1364717
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1364717:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Capitani, Giancarlo; Mugnaioli, Enrico; Gentile, Paolo (2018) Submicrometer yttrian zircon coating and arborescent aeschynite microcrystals on truncated bipyramidal anatase: An electron microscopy study of miarolitic cavities in the Cuasso al Monte granophyre (Varese, Italy). American Mineralogist, 103 (3). 480-488 doi:10.2138/am-2018-6242
 
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