| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 6 |
| Fluorite | 4 |
| Bertrandite | 3 |
| Chamosite | 3 |
| Tourmaline | 3 |
| Chlorite Group | 3 |
| Synchysite-(Ce) | 3 |
| Hingganite-(Y) | 1 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| Molybdenite | 1 |
| Albite | 1 |
| Synchysite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Laghetto Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 690264 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:690264:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘPuricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 30.5km (18.9 miles) | ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 30.5km (18.9 miles) | ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 32.2km (20.0 miles) | ⓘMount Zughero quarry, Stresa, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 32.5km (20.2 miles) | ⓘMont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 37.3km (23.2 miles) | ⓘCosta di Faedo (Cangei), Villette, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 38.3km (23.8 miles) | ⓘSan Pietro Quarry (San Pietro Oratory), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 39.1km (24.3 miles) | ⓘPiano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy |
| 41.9km (26.0 miles) | ⓘMalpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| 41.9km (26.0 miles) | ⓘLaghetto pegmatitic dyke (Laghetto Quarry), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy |
| References |
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Gramaccioli, C. M., Diella, V., Demartin, F., Orlandi, P., Campostrini, I. (2000) Cesian bazzite and thortveitite from Cuasso al Monte, Varese, Italy: A comparison with the material from Baveno, and inferred origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 38 (6) 1409-1418 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.38.6.1409 |
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Laghetto Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy