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Vivianite from
Malpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Vivianite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Vivianite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Vivianite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
01797120017363504803541.jpg
Vivianite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
05753250017363504798936.jpg
Vivianite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
01797120017363504803541.jpg
Vivianite

Malpensata pegmatitic dyke, Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:Vivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Colour:blue
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Graftonite2
Fairfieldite1
Metaswitzerite1
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)1
Karenwebberite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vivianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433123
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433123:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vivianite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘPiona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘLuna pegmatitic dyke, Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSommafiume pegmatitic dyke (Alpe Sommafiume; Marategno Mine), Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSoè Valley, Bodengo Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘPonte Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘOrnavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
Vignola P., Fransolet A.-M., Guastoni A., Appiani R. (2011): Le pegmatiti di Piona. Recenti studi sui filoni Malpensata, Luna e Sommafiume. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 35, 1, 30-38.
Vignola, P. (2018). New evidence of alteration of graftonite-(Mn) from the Malpensata pegmatite, Colico municipality, Lecco province, Italy. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56(4), 645-656.
 
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