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Gadolinite-(Y) from
Monte Bassetta, Santa Maria Maggiore, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Gadolinite-(Y)
Formula:Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gadolinite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte Bassetta, Santa Maria Maggiore, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:957754
Long-form Identifier:1:3:957754:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gadolinite-(Y)
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘVal di Crana pegmatites, Val di Crana, Toceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘRastellina Quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘPianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘGiacomini Quarry (Diverio Quarry; Bottigetto Quarry), Agrano, Omegna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘMonte Giove, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Turconi B. (1982): Nuovo ritrovamento di gadolinite in Valle Vigezzo. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 6, 1 (1-1982), 27-28
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
Boscardin M., Mattioli V., Rocchetti I. (2013): Minerali della Valle Vigezzo. Litotipografia Alcione, Lavis (Trento), 229 pp.
 
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