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


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Scandiobabingtonite, etc.

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

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

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Scandiobabingtonite, etc.

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

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

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Scandiobabingtonite, etc.

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

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

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Scandiobabingtonite
Formula:(Ca,Na)2(Fe2+,Mn)(Sc,Fe3+)Si5O14(OH)
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SiO255.26 %
SnO21.21 %
Sc2O311.32 %
FeO8.93 %
CaO17.33 %
MnO4.11 %
Na2O1.40 %
H2O1.63 %
Total:101.19 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Ca1.71Na0.25)Σ1.96(Fe2+0.65Mn0.32)Σ0.97(Sc0.91Sn0.04Fe3+0.03)Σ0.98Si5.09O14.00(OH)1.00
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Orlandi, Paolo, Pasero, Marco, Vezzalini, Giovanna (1998) Scandiobabingtonite, a new mineral from the Baveno pegmatite, Piedmont, Italy. American Mineralogist, 83 (11) 1330-1334 doi:10.2138/am-1998-11-1222
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scandiobabingtonite 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:78250
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78250:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scandiobabingtonite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Orlandi, Paolo, Pasero, Marco, Vezzalini, Giovanna (1998) Scandiobabingtonite, a new mineral from the Baveno pegmatite, Piedmont, Italy. American Mineralogist, 83 (11) 1330-1334 doi:10.2138/am-1998-11-1222
 
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