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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:as yellow globular aggregates
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite 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:1021995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1021995:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
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
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘMadonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘPonte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘMonte Pellegrino, Miglieglia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘVei, Miglieglia, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘLa Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘCuriglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘCannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘParagneiss outcrop, Intragna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
(as a monograph) 1972, Ed. Museo Civ. St. Nat. e Soc. It. Sci. Nat., Milano, 124 pp.
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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