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Limonite from
Cani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1371220
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1371220:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘVal Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘVal Toppa Mine, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘIselle Quarry, Trasquera, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘStolemberg Mine (Vincent Mine), Gressoney-la-Trinité, Aosta Valley, Italy
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘColmine di Crevola (Monte Colmine), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘGhiacciaio di Mottiscia, Veglia Alp (Alpe Veglia), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘHillehorn northeast slope, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘPiano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘPonte di Babbiera, Trivero, Valdilana, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Francfort, E. (1866) Sull’oro contenuto nei filoni oriferi della Vallanzasca Provincia di Novara. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, serie 2, 23, 83-89
Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
 
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