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Braunite from
Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
01957470017272006161887.jpg
Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Braunite

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27116
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27116:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘValletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
66.9km (41.5 miles) ⓘMarciazza, Molare, Alessandria Province, Piedmont, Italy
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘManiglia Mt. Mine, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
79.3km (49.2 miles) ⓘLago Blu, Pontechianale, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘCombe Brémond, Maljasset, Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
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Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
Huttenlocher, H.F. (1934) Die Erzlagerstättenzonen der Westalpen. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 14, 22-149
Cabella, R., Gaggero, L., Lucchetti, G. (1992) Hollandite-cryptomelane and braunite in Mn-ores from upper Jurassic meta-arenites and marbles (Internal Briançonnais, Maritime Alps). Rendiconti Lincei Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, serie 9, 3, 33-41
Cabella, R., Lucchetti, G., Marescotti, P. (1995) Sr-rich hollandite and cryptomelane in braunite-ores of Maritimes Alps and Eastern Liguria. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 395-497
Cabella, R., Lucchetti, G., Marescotti, P. (1999) Occurrence of LREE- and Y-arsenates from a Fe-Mn deposit, Ligurian Briançonnais Domain, Maritime Alps, Italy. Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 961-972
Piccoli, G.C. (2002) I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 362 pp.
Piccoli, G.C., Kolitsch, U., Blass, G., Ciriotti, M.E. (2007) Berzeliite di Montaldo di Mondovì: prima segnalazione italiana. Micro (UK report), 1/2007, 49-54
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.
Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Cadoni, M., Armellino, G., Piccoli, G.C., Ambrino, P., Blass, G., Odicino, G., Ciuffardi, M. (2011) Montaldo di Mondovì Minerali della miniera di manganese e ferro. Micro, 9 (1). 4-21
 
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