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Ferrimolybdite from
Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Ferrimolybdite, etc.

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Ferrimolybdite, etc.

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
09172040017272076058376.jpg
Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
05205370017272010652798.jpg
Ferrimolybdite, etc.

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
07294360017272010677702.jpg
Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
04056270017272010699516.jpg
Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
09172040017272076058376.jpg
Ferrimolybdite

Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ferrimolybdite
Formula:Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Comments:Reported as molybdene ocher in Cossa (1881).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ferrimolybdite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227828
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227828:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ferrimolybdite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘQuittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘLe Forche, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘVerampio-Crego area, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
A. Del Caldo, C. Del Moro, C.M. Gramaccioli, M. Boscardin M. "Guida ai Minerali" Fabbri ed. Milano, 1981
De Michele V. (1975) – Guida Mineralogica d’Italia – Ist. Geogr. De Agostini, Novara
Cossa, A. (1881) Molibdenite nel Biellese. In: Ricerche chimiche e microscopiche su roccie e minerali d'Italia (1875-1880). Vincenzo Bona, Torino, pages 69-73
Andreoli, F.; Mariani, P.; Scaini, G. (1978) I minerali d'Italia. Sagdos S.p.A. - Rizzoli Ed., Milano, Italy, 574 pp.
 
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