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Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) from
Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Woods
Classification
Species:Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)
Formula:(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:155124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:155124:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘAlpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘTanno Pegmatitic Field, Chiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
83.9km (52.2 miles) ⓘPunta Trubinasca, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Daniele Ravagnani - I giacimenti uraniferi italiani - Gruppo Min. Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano, 1974
Roggiani, A.G. (1970) Notizie mineralogiche su pegmatiti della valle ossolana. Tapiolite di Pian del Lavonchio in comune di Craveggia (Valle Vigezzo - Ossola). Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 26, 291-311.
 
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