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Biotite from
Alpe Sparesè, Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpe Sparesè, Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227456
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227456:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘDervio-Colico road tunnel, Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSommafiume pegmatitic dyke (Alpe Sommafiume; Marategno Mine), Dorio, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLaghetto pegmatitic dyke (Laghetto Quarry), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘState Road "SS 340 dir" works, Musso, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘTaglio d'Inghirina, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘSoè Valley, Bodengo Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘGarzelli Valley, Bodengo Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Paglia pegmatite dyke, Leggia Valley, Leggia, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCama Valley, Cama, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPizzo Bresciadega, Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Repossi E. (1913): I filoni pegmatitici di Olgiasca. Rinvenimento in essi di minerali di uranio. Atti Soc. Ital. Sc. Nat., 52, 4, 487-513
Rusca L., Scaini G. (1939): Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Colico. Natura, 30, 1, 30-47
Scaini G. (1972): Località Alpe Sparesè. In: Boscardin M., de Michele V., Scaini G. (eds.), Itinerari mineralogici della Lombardia. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale e Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Milano, 52-53
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
Andreoli, F.; Mariani, P.; Scaini, G. (1978) I minerali d'Italia. Sagdos S.p.A. - Rizzoli Ed., Milano, Italy, 574 pp.
 
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