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Muscovite from
Cannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1463944
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1463944:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘParagneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘIl Pizzo gneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘAlpe Agricola gneiss outcrop, Caprezzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPonte Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘCuriglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘRio della Lisca (Cappella del Group), Malesco, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘMonte Pellegrino, Miglieglia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘPonte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘCosta di Faedo (Cangei), Villette, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Oberto, M., and Petroccia, A. (2021) Preliminary data of the Cannero Riviera mineralized system (Southern Alpine Domain, Western Alps, Italy). Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana, 53, 14-20.
 
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