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Ardennite-(As) from
Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Ardennite-(As)

Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ardennite-(As)
Formula:Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ardennite-(As) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vernetto Mine, Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433113
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433113:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ardennite-(As)
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘColle Forcola, Corio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘPunta Chestassa, Usseglio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘOuille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘLe Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘPraborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘCase Berge, Salbertrand, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘVarenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘFeglierec Mine, Otro Valley, Alagna Valsesia, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Zambonini, F. (1922): Ardennite di Ceres in val d'Ala (Piemonte). Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 31, 1, 147-151
Maccario, G., Meda, F.(1970): Il giacimento manganesifero di Vernetto,Ceres. Notiziario del Gruppo Mineralogico Piemontese, 2(2),9-10
Nagashima, M., Armbruster, T. (2010) Ardennite, tiragalloite and medaite: structural control of (As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in silicates. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (1) 55-71 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.1.55
 
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