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Sambuco, Stura Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Gramaccioliite-(Y)
Sambuco, Stura Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Photo: R. Bracco
Sambuco, Valle Stura, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia

Mineralized clefts in biotite-rich granite gneisses.

References:
- Piccoli, G. C. (1981). Davidite di Pianche di Vinadio (CN). Prima segnalazione. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 5(1), 19-22.
- Piccoli, G.C. (2002): I minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie. Provincia di Cuneo. Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio", Ed., Alba, 362 pp.
- Orlandi, P., Pasero, M., Rotiroti, N., Olmi, F., Demartin, F. (2004): Gramaccioliite-(Y), a new mineral of the crichtonite group from Stura Valley, Piedmont, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16, 171-175.
- Orlandi, P. & Piccoli, G.C. (2004): Gramaccioliite-(Y) un nuovo minerale alpino del gruppo della crichtonite. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 1/2004, 16-17.
- Lapis 29(5):40-41 (2004).
- 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, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.

Mineral List

Albite
Anatase
Biotite
Brookite
Calcite
Dessauite-(Y) ?
Fluorapatite
Gramaccioliite-(Y) (TL)
Muscovite
Pyrite
Quartz
Rutile
Senaite
Synchysite-(Ce)
Xenotime-(Y)


15 entries listed. 14 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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