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


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Amethyst, etc.

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Amethyst, etc.

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
04460510017924475498340.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
02049730017611974127201.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
04460510017924475498340.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
02049730017611974127201.jpg
Amethyst, etc.

Subalpina Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Orthoclase2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst 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:1021998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1021998:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
61.2km (38.1 miles) ⓘAlpe Vova, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘHelsenhorn, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘFleschhorn, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘChummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘHillehorn northeast slope, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘBlattjengrat, MÃĪtti Valley, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘPizzo Taneda, Piora Valley, Quinto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘOropa, Biella, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘBielig Valley (Selking Valley), Biel, Grafschaft, Goms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘCavradi gorge, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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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