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Molinello Mine, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy

(Miniera di Molinello, Val Graveglia, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italia)

Small manganese mine famous for rare and unusual species of Mn, As, V and others.



References:
- Cortesogno, L., Lucchetti, G., Penco A.M. (1979): Le mineralizzazioni a manganese nei diaspri delle ofioliti liguri: mineralogia e genesi. Rendiconti Soc. Ital. Mineral. Petrol. 35, 151-197. (in Italian)
- Marchesini, M. & Pagano, R. (2001): The Val Graveglia manganese district, Liguria, Italy. The Mineralogical Record, 32, 349-379; 415.
- Basso, R., Cabella, R., Lucchetti, G., Martinelli, A., Palenzona, A. (2005): Vanadiocarpholite, Mn2+V3+Al(Si2O6)(OH)4, a new mineral from Molinello Mine, Northern Appennines, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 17(3), 501-507.
- Palenzona, A., Martinelli, A., Stuppini, M. (2006): Vanadiocarfolite. Una nuova specie da Molinello, Val Graveglia, Liguria orientale. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 30(1), 44-47.
- Palenzona, A. & Martinelli, A. (2008). Soluzioni solide clinocloro-pennantite dalla Val Graveglia, Liguria Orientale. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 1/2008, 16-21.
- Kolitsch, U., Lackner, E., Ciriotti, M. E. (2008): Lindbergite: primo ritrovamento italiano a Molinello. MICRO (UK report), 1/2008, 69-72.

- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/it/molinello/molinello.htm





Mineral List:
Alabandite
Albite
Allophane
Apophyllite-(KF)
Baryte
Bementite
Bornite
Braunite
Carpholite
Chalcocite
Chernovite-(Y)
Connellite
Copper
Crednerite
Diopside
Djurleite
Epidote
Gamagarite
Ganophyllite
Harmotome
Hausmannite
Hematite
Johannsenite
Kutnohorite
Lenoblite
Lindbergite
Manganite
Marsturite
Medaite (TL)
Montmorillonite
Neotocite
Opal
Orpiment
Palenzonaite (TL)
Parsettensite
Piemontite-(Sr) (TL)
Pyrolusite
Pyroxmangite
Quartz
Realgar
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Roscoelite
Saneroite
Silver
Smythite
Sulphur
Sursassite
Tangeite
Tennantite
Tinzenite
Tiragalloite (TL)
Titanite
Turgite
Vanadiocarpholite (TL)
Volborthite


56 entries listed. 55 valid minerals. 5 type localities (valid minerals).

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