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Bavenite from
Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite, etc.

Maddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite, etc.

Maddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
03255680017272257578952.jpg
Bavenite, etc.

Maddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
06087270017272257588195.jpg
Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Bavenite

Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bavenite
Formula:Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite4
Fluorite2
Epidote1
Wulfenite1
Muscovite1
Schorl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bavenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:428132
Long-form Identifier:1:3:428132:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Bavenite in this Region
Maddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Rastellina Quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Bavenite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMaddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRastellina Quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘPianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCroppo Quarry, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘRio Graia, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South-East dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘAlpe Campra (Campra), Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘPizzo Ragno (Northern slope), Alpe Campra (Campra), Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Roggiani, A.G. (1940): Il regno minerale nell'Ossola. 1° I gneiss scistosi di Beura e Villadossola "Elenco dei minerali". Tip. C. Antonioli, Domodossola, 31 pp. (Estratto da :Il Popolo dell'Ossola, XXX, aprile - luglio).
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
 
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