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Locality Name:
Montescheno, Antrona Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 276596
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-276596.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montescheno, Antrona Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
I Mondei (Ca' Mondei)

Latitude: 46°4'56"N
Longitude: 8°13'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.082222222222,8.2263888888889
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: Al B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAutuniteBerylCalciteChloriteClayFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
MicaMonaziteNoneOlivinePhosphuranylitePicromeriteQuartzRutileScheeliteStilpnomelane
TalcTourmalineZircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Dravite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Jimthompsonite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Picromerite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Saléeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Talc  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranospathite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21710503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1710508803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2171050718
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1710501272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181710504286
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4171050321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81710501756
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2171050327
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)171050648
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1710501188
Jimthompsonite  (*)NoneMg5Si6O16(OH)217105010
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O171050198
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)171050945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217105017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1710502994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1710502349
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O171050182
Picromerite  (*)PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O17105044
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3171050341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217105061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21710505614
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1017105095
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1710504894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1710506417
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O171050456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21710503337
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21710502718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O171050890
Uranospathite  (*)None(Al,   )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O17105020
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)171050939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1710505251


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