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Hemimorphite from
Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
04096070017271983408993.jpg
Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Hemimorphite

Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720166:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘPonte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘMotto Piombino Mine, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘOrdecchia, Coiromonte, Armeno, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘCaloldenino Mine, Resinelli mines, Ballabio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘVal Calolden mine, Ballabio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘSottocavallo Mine, Ballabio, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘContra Valley Mine, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘPessina and Noci Valley mines, Primaluna, Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Domenico Preite photo
Gentile, P., Guastoni, A., Vergani, F., Molinari, S., Nestola, F. (2023): Cuasso al Monte (VA). Novità mineralogiche dai greisen delle cave di porfido quarzifero. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 47, 256-272.Identified by Marco E. Ciriotti: XRD, EPMA, SEM-EDS, Raman Spectroscopy
 
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