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Muscovite from
Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Muscovite

Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite

Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Muscovite

Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Parauranophane2
Quartz2
Anatase1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1565104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1565104:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCassetta Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘPravallino Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘConformo Alto Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRocca del Toro Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBalma Oro Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBarmass Basso Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCasassa Quarry, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘCuvertà Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘPret Basso Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘCion quarries, Barge, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Barisone, G., Bottino, G., Coccolo, V., Compagnoni, R., Del Greco, O., Mastrangelo, F., Sandrone, R., Zucchetti, S. (1979) Il bacino estrattivo della «Pietra di Luserna» (Alpi Cozie). Atti del Convegno su «La pietra di Luserna» Luserna San Giovanni, 15 luglio 1979, pages 11-26 and Notiziario dell'Associazione Mineraria Subalpina: 5 (3-4): 35-50
Piccoli, G.C. (2002) I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 pp.
Ambrino, P., Brizio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Finello, G., Marello, B. (2009) Minerali della pietra di Luserna. AMI, Ed., Cremona, CD-ROM (Italian and English versions).
 
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