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Scheelite from
Case Bardot, Fomarco, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Case Bardot, Fomarco, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:347292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:347292:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘVal Toppa Mine, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘPianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘI Mondei (Ca' Mondei), Montescheno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘPizzo Ragno (Northern slope), Alpe Campra (Campra), Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘRio del Castello, Cedo Alp, Basso Valley, Santa Maria Maggiore, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘMont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Conforti, S., Gentile, P., and Vignola, P. (1992) Novità mineralogiche alpine e prealpine. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 15, 1 (1-1992), 57-60
Gentile, P., and Vignola, P. (1992) Piromorfite in località Fomarco, Ossola (NO). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 15, 2 (2-1992), 111-112
Uspensky, E., Brugger, J., and Graeser, S. (1998) REE geochemistry systematics of scheelite from the Alps using luminescence spectroscopy: from global regularities to local control. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 78, 1, 31-54
Albertini, C., Guastoni, A., and Vanini, F. (2005) Fomarco. Beudantite, descloizite, stolzite e altri minerali secondari del giacimento di Case Bardot (Ossola). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 29, 3 (3-2005), 152-161.
 
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