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Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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Actinolite : ☐Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

beautiful group of spray acicular crystals of actinolite up to 1.3 mm
on albitite.
Photo Enrico Bonacina, Collection Domenico Preite
 © D. PreitePhoto ID: 146000    View Count: 219

Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

short pink crystal of "andradite" up to 1.1 mm
on albitite.
Photo Enrico Bonacina, Collection Domenico Preite
 © D. PreitePhoto ID: 146001    View Count: 122

Apatite-(CaOH) : Ca5[OH|(PO4)3]

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

prismatic colorless crystals of "apatite" up to 0.6 mm
Photo Enrico Bonacina, collection Cini Valerio
 © D.PreitePhoto ID: 187445    View Count: 48

Multiple photos availableBavenite : Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Picture width is 4mm. Nice platy crystals of Bavenite.
 © Elmar LacknerPhoto ID: 142017    View Count: 201

Bavenite : Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

cluster of tabular colorless crystals of bavenite up to 1.1 mm
on albitite.
Photo Enrico Bonacina, Collection Domenico Preite
 © D. PreitePhoto ID: 146002    View Count: 116

Bavenite : Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

bavenite - a 1,3 mm spray of trasparent crystals on albite
self collected on october 2008
sergio varvello photo and collection
 © sergio varvelloPhoto ID: 190696    View Count: 94

Bavenite : Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

dimension area mm. 4 x 4

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 209395    View Count: 45

Multiple photos availableBavenite : Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Bladed, perfect, transparent up to 0,25 mm crystals in matrix. In my personal Italia suite. Photo Simone Citon.
 © Simone CitonPhoto ID: 236052    View Count: 23

Beryl : Be3Al2Si6O18

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


prismatic azure crystal of beryl up to 1.9 mm
on albitite

Photo Enrico Bonacina

Collection Domenico Preite
 © D: PreitePhoto ID: 211632    View Count: 38

Bityite : CaLiAl2[(OH)2|BeAlSi2O10]

Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

beautiful group of tabular pale brown crystals of bityite up to 1.8 mm.
on albitite.
Photo Enrico Bonacina, Collection Domenico Preite
 © D. PreitePhoto ID: 146003    View Count: 150
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