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Quartz from
Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Quartz, etc.

Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Quartz, etc.

Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aldomarinoite2
Lombardoite1
Hollandite1
Azurite1
Tilasite1
Grandaite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901859
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901859:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBandia-Gardetta Plateau, Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘEsischie Pass, Castelmagno, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMoriglione, Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘSambuco gramaccioliite site (Sambuco “historical” site), Sambuco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMaddalena lazulite deposit, Prazzo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPianche, Vinadio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘColle Ciarbonet, Acceglio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘVallone di Elva Mine (Vallone dell'Elva Mine), Stroppo, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMount Crosa, Vinadio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘRuà Mine, Bagni di Vinadio Valley (Corborant Valley), Vinadio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Cámara, F., Ciriotti, M. E., Bittarello, E., Nestola, F., Massimi, F., Radica, F., Costa, E., Benna, P., Piccoli, G. C. (2014) Arsenic-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: I. Grandaite, Sr2Al(AsO4)2(OH), description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (3) 757-774 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.3.21
Cámara, Fernando, Bittarello, Erica, Ciriotti, Marco E., Nestola, Fabrizio, Radica, Francesco, Marchesini, Marco (2015) As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: II. Braccoite, NaMn2+5 [Si5AsO17(OH)](OH), description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (1) 171-189 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.1.14
Cámara, F., Bittarello, E., Ciriotti, M. E., Nestola, F., Radica, F., Massimi, F., Balestra, C., Bracco, R. (2017) As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: III. Canosioite, Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH), description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (2) 305-317 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.097
 
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