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Quartz from
Mont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Quartz, etc.

Mont'Orfano, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Mont'Orfano, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Mont'Orfano, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Orthoclase2
Zinnwaldite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316896:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘCirla Quarry (Monte Camoscio Quarry; Camoscio Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCandoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘMount Zughero quarry, Stresa, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘOrnavasso marble quarries, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘAgrano granite quarry, Agrano, Omegna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Leuze A. (1892): Mineralogische Notizen. In: Bericht über die 25. Versammlung des oberrheinischen geologischen Verains zu Basel am 21. April 1892. Druck von Alfred Müller & Co., Stuttgart, pages 20-33
Tacconi, E. (1903) Sopra alcuni minerali del granito di Montorfano. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 12 (1° semestre): 355-359
Tacconi E. (1905) Ulteriori osservazioni sopra i minerali del granito di Montorfano (parisite, ottaedrite, zircone, ecc.). Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali: 14 (2° semestre): 88-93
Gallitelli P. (1938): Ricerche petrografiche sul Montorfano (Lago Maggiore). Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Lett. Arti Modena, 3, 1-92
Scaini G. (1939): Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Mergozzo. Località: cave di granito bianco di Mont’Orfano. Natura, 30, 3, 155-159
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
Gramaccioli, C. M. (1975) Minerali Alpini e Prealpini Vol. 1 and 2. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas S.p.A. 472pp.
Boriani A., Burlini L., Caironi V., Giobbi Origoni E., Sassi A., Sesana E. (1988): Geological and petrological studies on the hercynian plutonism of Serie dei Laghi - geological map of its occurrence between Valsesia and Lago Maggiore (N-Italy). Rend. Soc. Ital. Miner. Petrol., 43, 2, 367-384
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.
 
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