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Prehnite from
Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Woods
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533937
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533937:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘAlpe Marco inferiore, Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAlpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘAlpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘPizzo Nona, Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South-East dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘVergeletto Valley, Onsernone Valley, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Alzasca, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘRencio quarries, Crodo gneiss quarries, Crodo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMaurino Quarry, Cerentino, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
 
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