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Dolomite from
Subalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Orthoclase1
Quartz1
Zinnwaldite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Subalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1021990
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1021990:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLaghetto Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPuricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘL'Americana Quarry ("Bisuschio Quarry"), Besano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘLa Selva prospect, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘAgogna Alp mine, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘMotto Piombino Mine, Gignese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘMonte Falò, Coiromonte, Armeno, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘMont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘGaeta Mine, San Siro, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
(as a monograph) 1972, Ed. Museo Civ. St. Nat. e Soc. It. Sci. Nat., Milano, 124 pp.
Gentile, P., Guastoni, A., Vergani, F., Molinari, S., Nestola, F. (2023): Cuasso al Monte (VA). Novità mineralogiche dai greisen delle cave di porfido quarzifero. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 47, 256-272.
Grill, E., Fagnani, G. (1943): Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Cuasso al Monte. Natura, 34, 2, 63-69
Boscardin, M.; De Michele, V.; Scaini, G. (1972) Itinerari mineralogici della Lombardia. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale e Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Milano, Italy, 124 pp. (Originally published in: Natura, 61 (1), 5-120; the 1972 as an updated monograph)
 
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