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Kainosite-(Y) from
Le Cave (Grasstein), Franzensfeste (Fortezza), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


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Kainosite-(Y)

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y), etc.

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y), etc.

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y), etc.

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y), etc.

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y), etc.

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y), etc.

Le Cave, Franzensfeste, Wipptal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Kainosite-(Y)
Formula:Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz18
Chlorite Group9
Albite8
Fluorite4
Plagioclase4
Epidote4
Chabazite4
Stilbite Subgroup2
Muscovite2
Biotite2
Pumpellyite-(Mg)2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kainosite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Cave (Grasstein), Franzensfeste (Fortezza), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (31 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:401641
Long-form Identifier:1:3:401641:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kainosite-(Y)
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘOberer Hackenkopf, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘHopffeldgraben, Hopffeld area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘHopffeldboden, Hopffeld area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Folie, Kurt, Rocchetti, Ivano (2004) Grasstein - ein Fundort für interessante Mineralien in Südtirol [Grasstein - a site for interesting minerals in South Tyrol]. Mineralien Welt, 15 (4). 50-64
 
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