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


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Schorl

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
06116210017362148873309.jpg
Schorl

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
06116210017362148873309.jpg
Schorl

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

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:78252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78252:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘAlzo, Pella, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘRoccapietra, Varallo Sesia, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South-East dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘRio Coloria, Pallanzeno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘMaddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘPianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘCosta di Faedo (Cangei), Villette, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Pezzotta, F.; Diella, V.; Guastoni, A. (1999) Chemical and paragenetic data on gadolinite-group minerals from Baveno and Cuasso al Monte, southern Alps, Italy. American Mineralogist, 84 (5). p.782-789.
 
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