Cryptomelane from
Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane, etc.

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane, etc.

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane

Montaldo Mine, Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Cryptomelane
Formula:	K(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Montmorillonite	3
Muscovite	2
- var Phengite	2
Tilasite	2
Aegirine	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	27118
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:27118:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane

5.6km (3.5 miles)	ⓘ Corsaglia, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
39.8km (24.7 miles)	ⓘ Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
61.0km (37.9 miles)	ⓘ Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
74.0km (46.0 miles)	ⓘ Case Brandino quarry, Bricherasio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Matteo Giai, Emanuele Costa, Marco E. Ciriotti, Gianluca Armellino (2023): AGGIORNAMENTO DELLA MINERALOGIA DELLA MINIERA ABBANDONATA DI MONTALDO, VAL CORSAGLIA, ALPI LIGURI OCCIDENTALI, CUNEO. Micro, 21, 348-361- Cabella, R., Gaggero, L., Lucchetti, G. (1992) Hollandite-cryptomelane and braunite in Mn-ores from upper Jurassic meta-arenites and marbles (Internal Briançonnais, Maritime Alps). Rendiconti Lincei Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, serie 9, 3, 33-41 Cabella, R.; Lucchetti, G.; Marescotti, P. (1999) Occurrence of LREE- and Y-arsenates from a Fe-Mn deposit, Ligurian Briançonnais Domain, Maritime Alps, Italy. Canadian Mineralogist, 37. p.961-972. Piccoli, G.C. (2002) I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 362 pp. *Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta* - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.** Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Cadoni, M., Armellino, G., Piccoli, G.C., Ambrino, P., Blass, G., Odicino, G., Ciuffardi, M. (2011) Montaldo di Mondovì Minerali della miniera di manganese e ferro. Micro, 9 (1). 4-21

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Cryptomelane from Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Cryptomelane from
Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine), Borgata Oberti, Montaldo di Mondovì, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy