| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cryptomelane |
| Formula: | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Montmorillonite | 3 |
| Tilasite | 2 |
| Muscovite | 2 |
| - var Phengite | 2 |
| Aegirine | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cryptomelane data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27118 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27118:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane |
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| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘCorsaglia, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 39.8km (24.7 miles) | ⓘLausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 61.1km (38.0 miles) | ⓘValletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 74.0km (46.0 miles) | ⓘCase Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| References |
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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 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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Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy