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Locality Name:
Cuasso Al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 10487
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10487.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cuasso Al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Cavagnano
Cuasso Al Piano
Gebel Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Subalpina Quarry; Bianchi Quarry)
Puricelli Quarry

Latitude: 45°54'26"N
Longitude: 8°52'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.907222222222,8.8777777777778

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Sb Si Ti Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryte
BastnäsiteBerylBrookiteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyriteChloriteChukhroviteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnet
GypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMixiteMolybdeniteMonazite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePharmacosideritePhenakitePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteStilbiteSymplesiteThortveititeTitaniteTopazTourmalineVivianite
WurtziteZircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Agardite-(Nd)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(Y)  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bazzite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Celsian  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chukhrovite-(Ca)  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Macaulayite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Powellite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Symplesite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)170258254
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6170251141
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O17025843
Agardite-(Nd)  (*)MixiteNdCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O270251,7025818
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O17025890
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)470251,70255,70257,702588803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)270251,70257706
Allanite-(Y)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)028
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31702572353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2470251,70256,70257,702582162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2270255,702573092
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O270256,70258194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS570253,70255,70256,70257,702589052
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O270256,70258150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)270255,7025711547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F170258304
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O370251,70253,7025751
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2570251,70253,70255,70257,70258606
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)570251,70255,70256,70257,7025827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21702585171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)20309
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)0100
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1702584979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O170257310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2270257,7025827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8270251,70258577
Chukhrovite-(Ca)  (*)ChukhroviteCa3Ca1.5Al2(SO4)F13·12H2O1702523
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8270251,702551756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O270253,702582970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4170258651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2470251,70255,70257,702589895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)170257648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6270251,70258414
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)370251,70256,70257371
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O0345
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F025
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1702512740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2770251,70252,70253,70255,70256,70257,702589617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)075
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2470251,70255,70257,70258163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS570251,70252,70256,70257,7025824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1702537437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1702526890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3270255,7025714640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1702581689
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)570251,70253,70256,70257,7025855
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O099
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4370255,70257,702585591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2170258987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Macaulayite  (*)NoneFe3+24Si4O43(OH)21702512
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2370252,70255,702575674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)270251,702584924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl270253,702581107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2470251,70255,70256,702575800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)370251,70253,70258945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2370255,70257,7025817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O470251,70255,70257,702582994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)670251,70253,70255,70256,70257,702582349
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O170256124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O270256,70258428
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)270257,70258326
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)0494
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3170256733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2470255,70256,70257,7025839462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2370255,70257,70258771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2670251,70253,70255,70256,70257,7025861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1702561153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)370255,70257,702586417
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)217025592
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS570252,70255,70256,70257,7025821482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O170257268
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O17025692
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F370251,70253,70258232
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F370251,70253,7025855
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O717025154
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O270251,702584899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O170257433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2270257,702581476
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4470251,70256,70257,702581655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS170258372
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)370253,70257,70258939
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O170258185
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)370253,70257,702585251



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130040Val Cavallizza Mine, Cavagnano, Cuasso Al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130040


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