Log InRegister
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreOur ScienceMindat Newsletter [Free Download]Contact Us
Donate to MindatSponsor a PageCorporate SponsorshipSponsored Pages
Learning CenterWhat Is a Mineral?The Most Common Minerals on EarthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesMindat Newsletter [Free Download]The ElementsThe Mineral Quiz
Search FormMinerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDMinerals by CountryAlphabetical Mineral IndexAlphabetical Locality SearchMineral Association SearchList of CountriesLocalities Near MePhoto SearchSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMore Search Options
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
MineralsPetrologyFossilsMeteoritesGeologic Time
Mining CompaniesStatisticsMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsDevice SettingsTime Machine
Read DiscussionsIdentification Request
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColourPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Mandello del Lario, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Mandello del LarioCommune
Lecco ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosMapsSearch
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mandello del Lario10,255 (2014)
Maggiana267 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
133142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133142:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mandello del Lario, Province de Lecco, Lombardie, Italie
German:
Mandello del Lario, Provinz Lecco, Lombardei, Italien
Italian:
Mandello del Lario, Provincia di Lecco, Lombardia, Italia
Russian:
Манделло-дель-Ларио, Провинция Лекко, Ломбардия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
曼德洛德拉廖, 萊科, 伦巴第, 意大利
Spanish:
Mandello del Lario, Provincia de Lecco, Lombardía, Italia
Armenian:
Մանդելո դել Լարիո, Լեքո, Լոմբարդիա, Իտալիա
Asturian:
Mandello del Lario, Provincia de Lecco, Lumbardia, Italia
Basque:
Mandello del Lario, Leccoko probintzia, Lombardia, Italia
Bulgarian:
Мандело дел Ларио, Леко, Ломбардия, Италия
Catalan:
Mandello del Lario, Província de Lecco, Llombardia, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Mandello del Lario, Provincia di Lecco, Lombardia, Italya
Dutch:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco, Lombardije, Italië
Esperanto:
Mandello del Lario, Provinco Lecco, Lombardio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
ماندلو دل لاریو, استان لکو, لمباردی, ایتالیا
Greek:
Μαντέλλο ντελ Λάριο, Λέκκο, Λομβαρδία, Ιταλία
Hungarian:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco megye, Lombardia, Olaszország
Japanese:
マンデッロ・デル・ラーリオ, レッコ県, ロンバルディア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Манделло-дель-Ларио, Ломбардия, Италия
Latin:
Mandellum, Provincia Leucensis, Langobardia (Longobardia), Italia
Lithuanian:
Mandelo del Larijus, Leko provincija, Lombardija, Italija
Lombard:
Mandell, Pruvincia de Lecch, Lumbardia (Lombardéa), Italia
Malay:
Mandello del Lario, Wilayah Lecco, Lombardy, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco Séng, Lombardia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Mandello del Lario, Lummardìa, Italia
Norwegian:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco , Lombardia, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mandello del Lario, Provinsen Lecco, Lombardia, Italia
Occitan:
Mandello del Lario, Província de Lecco, Lombardia, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Mandello del Lario, Provincia ëd Lech, Lombardìa, Italia
Polish:
Mandello del Lario, Prowincja Lecco, Lombardia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco, Lombardia, Itália
Romanian:
Mandello del Lario, Provincia Lecco, Lombardia, Italia
Serbian:
Мандело дел Ларио, Леко, Ломбардија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco, Lombardija, Italija
Sicilian:
Mandello del Lario, Pruvincia di Leccu, Lummardìa, Italia
Slovenian:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco, Lombardija, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
ماندلو دل لاریو, لومباردیا, ایتالیا
Tarantino:
Mandello del Lario, Provinge de Lecco, Lombardie, Itaglie
Turkish:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco ili, Lombardiya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Манделло-дель-Ларіо, Лекко , Ломбардія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mandello del Lario, Lecco, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco, Lombardia, Ý
Volapük:
Mandello del Lario, Litaliyän
Waray:
Mandello del Lario, Lecco, Lombardiya, Italya


The occurrence is situated part in Mandello del Lario municipality and part in the Abbadia Lariana municipality.

------------------------------------------------------------
There are two main sub-localities, within a distance of less than 300 meters each, both on the east side of the road:

- karstic cavities infilled with "red earths", hosting cm sized loose biterminated crystals of quartz, located below a bridge passing over State Road Number 36, findings occurred mostly during construction period, before the opening of the road (follow the link here below to visualize it:
http://maps.google.it/maps?q=45.914497,9.328272&t=h&sll=45.91275,9.33104&sspn=0.010943,0.019248&ie=UTF8&ll=45.91169,9.329453&spn=0,359.89048&z=14&layer=c&cbll=45.911873,9.329274&panoid=MYQ_2QzfVmiRzWJHu6F_7w&cbp=12,27.45,,0,-10.31 )

- temporary outcrops located in correspondance of AGIP Gasoline station, rich in quartz, fluorite, calcite, dolomite and minor galena and sphalerite; findings occurred only during the working period for station construction (follow the link here below to visualize it:
http://maps.google.it/maps?q=45.914497,9.328272&t=h&sll=45.91275,9.33104&sspn=0.010943,0.019248&ie=UTF8&ll=45.913482,9.328423&spn=0,359.89048&z=14&layer=c&cbll=45.913598,9.328398&panoid=MYQ_2QzfVmiRzWJHu6F_7w&cbp=12,27.45,,0,-10.31 )

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

7 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed235 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Buchenstein3242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Decurtella decurtata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Austrirhynchidae : Decurtella : Decurtella decurtata247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Punctospirella fragilis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Pennospiriferinidae : Punctospirella : Punctospirella fragilis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Tetractinella trigonella
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Diplospirellidae : Tetractinella : Tetractinella trigonella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Mentzelia mentzeli
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Mentzeliidae : Mentzelia : Mentzelia mentzeli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Koeveskallina paleotypus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Mentzeliidae : Koeveskallina : Koeveskallina paleotypus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Trichasteropsis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Trichasteropsida : Trichasteropsiidae : Trichasteropsis242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Mentzeliidae : Koeveskallina : Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stoppania gaetanii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Polzbergiidae : Stoppania : Stoppania gaetanii242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Saurichthys grignae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys : Saurichthys grignae242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandello_del_Lario
Wikidata ID:Q42935
GeoNames ID:6541782

Localities in this Region

  • Lombardy
    • Lecco Province

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian Plate
Europe

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: October 21, 2026 07:07:19 Page updated: December 19, 2025 16:48:26
Go to top of page