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Torbernite from
Mont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Torbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Torbernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:155138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:155138:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Torbernite
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘMaddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMonte Bassetta, Santa Maria Maggiore, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘCampaccio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘI Mondei (Ca' Mondei), Montescheno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘGischi glacier (incl. Gischihorn), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘQuittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘRivetta (Piona), Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘMalpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Gallitelli P. (1938): Ricerche petrografiche sul Montorfano (Lago Maggiore). Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Lett. Arti Modena, 3, 1-92
Scaini G. (1939): Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Mergozzo. Località: cave di granito bianco di Mont’Orfano. Natura, 30, 3, 155-159
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
 
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