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Uranophane from
Malpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl3
Columbite-(Fe)1
Uraninite1
Muscovite1
Zircon1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:155140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:155140:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
25.0km (15.5 miles) Canina Valley, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
28.5km (17.7 miles) Cengal glacier, Bondasca Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
30.6km (19.0 miles) Albigna glacier, Albigna Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
32.6km (20.2 miles) East slope, Piz Cacciabella, Albigna Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
36.6km (22.7 miles) Sissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
44.7km (27.8 miles) Boarezzo uranium prospect, Boarezzo, Valganna, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
48.3km (30.0 miles) Novazza mine, Valgoglio, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
48.4km (30.1 miles) Ponte Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
62.9km (39.1 miles) Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
63.6km (39.5 miles) Eglio, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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