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


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Quartz

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

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

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

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

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
04400380017272004289938.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
01666530017272004207140.jpg
Quartz

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
01338110017272052931779.jpg
Quartz

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
04400380017272004289938.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
01666530017272004207140.jpg
Quartz

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Orthoclase21
Albite17
Fluorite11
Epidote10
Hingganite-(Y)9
Muscovite6
Aeschynite-(Y)6
Opal5
- var Opal-AN5
Bavenite5
Gadolinite-(Y)5
Allanite-(Y)4
Titanite3
Calcioancylite-(Nd)3
Microcline3
Chabazite-Ca2
Hematite2
Zinnwaldite2
Arsenopyrite2
Allanite Group2
Babingtonite2
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)1
Allanite-(Ce)1
Kainosite-(Y)1
Clinochlore1
Apatite1
Jervisite1
Siderophyllite1
Stilbite-Ca1
Thortveitite1
Schorl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44196:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
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
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘPirio Alp, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘAgrano granite quarry, Agrano, Omegna, 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
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘMotto Piombino Mine, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘAgogna Alp mine, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Gallitelli, P. (1935) Il quarzo di Baveno. Periodico di Mineralogia - Roma, 105-128.
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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