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Albite from
Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
02659830017272001511820.jpg
Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
01825890017272002096862.jpg
Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
03625960017272001491570.jpg
Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
02659830017272001511820.jpg
Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Albite

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz22
- var Smoky Quartz5
Fluorite6
Orthoclase6
Hingganite-(Y)5
Epidote5
Hematite4
Calcioancylite-(Nd)3
Muscovite3
Clinochlore3
Opal3
- var Opal-AN1
Microcline2
Schorl2
Aluminocerite-(CeCa)1
Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series1
Chabazite-Ca1
Gadolinite-(Y)1
Gugiaite1
Allanite Group1
Bavenite1
Jervisite1
Babingtonite1
Stilbite-Ca1
Zinnwaldite1
Titanite1
Fersmite1
Apatite1
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44162:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCirla Quarry (Monte Camoscio Quarry; Camoscio Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMount Zughero quarry, Stresa, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘMont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘGiacomini Quarry (Diverio Quarry; Bottigetto Quarry), Agrano, Omegna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘAlpe Agricola gneiss outcrop, Caprezzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘSan Pietro Quarry (San Pietro Oratory), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMonte Eyehorn pegmatites (Monte Ehie Horn pegmatites), Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Albertini, Claudio (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: Baveno, Italy. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (3) 157-168
Nestola, F., Guastoni, A., Camara, F., Secco, L., Dal Negro, A., Pedron, D., Beran, A. (2009) Aluminocerite-Ce: A new species from Baveno, Italy: Description and crystal-structure determination. American Mineralogist, 94 (4) 487-493 doi:10.2138/am.2009.3060
 
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