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Albite from
Ravinella di Sotto Mine, Forno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ravinella di Sotto Mine, Forno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1606050
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1606050:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘMonte Eyehorn pegmatites (Monte Ehie Horn pegmatites), Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSasso Bianco, Vogogna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘRio Coloria, Pallanzeno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘFreva Mine (Cuzzago Mine; Buèr Mine; Cuzzago & Nibbio Mine), Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘSan Pietro Quarry (San Pietro Oratory), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘPianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘCani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Savia, Mauro, Verdi, Mchele, Bittarello, Erica, Brizio, Piero, Marengo, Alessandra, Ciriotti, Marco E. (2023) Prima segnalazione italiana di manganilvaite e altre novità locali dalla miniera abbandonata di Ravinella di Sotto, Valstrona (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola), Piemonte nord-orientale. Micro 21, 263-271 doi:10.57635/MICRO.2023.21.10
 
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