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Muscovite from
Villanova-Pianfei road, Villanova Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
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 Villanova-Pianfei road, Villanova Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1490969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1490969:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘMontaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘBric Colmè, I Cardin, San Giacomo, Roburent, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘMongia Bridge, Mombasiglio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘTetti Giulia, Roccavione, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘMarmorera quarries, Busca, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘCasario - Bric delle Piombere, Casario, Priola, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘCarbocalcio Quarry (Marmorea Quarry; San Lorenzo quarry), San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘLausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘBormida di Millesimo River, Calizzano, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘPastori Mine, Pastori, Murialdo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
References
Chiesa, S., Liborio, G., Mottana, A., Pasquarè, G. (1972) La paragonite nei calcescisti delle Alpi: distribuzione ed interpretazione geo-petrologica. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 11, 1-30.
 
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