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Kainosite-(Y) from
Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
09278520017272013751504.jpg
Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
00420200017272003522447.jpg
Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
08437470017272003538796.jpg
Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Kainosite-(Y)

Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Kainosite-(Y)
Formula:Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1
Quartz1
Orthoclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kainosite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:78269
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78269:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kainosite-(Y)
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘCastelluccio Quarry, Montecrestese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘGrubhorn (Grüebhorn), Baltschieder, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
72.2km (44.8 miles) ⓘTriebten lake (Trübten lake), Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘBäregg, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘPiz Gannaretsch, Val Nalps, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘGannaretsch glacier, Val Nalps, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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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