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Cuasso al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy

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(Cuasso al Monte, Val Ceresio, Varese, Lombardia, Italia)

NYF-pegmatite. Many quarries in pegmatites.
Famous for rare micromount minerals (REE mineral species and others).



References:
- Daniele Ravagnani (1974) - I giacimenti uraniferi italiani - Gruppo Min. Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano.

- Kipfer, A. (1983): Die Mineralparagenesen der Granophyre von Carona (TI,CH) und Cuasso al Monte (I). Schweizer Strahler, 6 (XVII) (5), 177-217. (in German + French)

- Biffi P.,Gentile P., Vanini F. (1987) -Novità mineralogiche a Cuasso al Monte (VA)- Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, fasc.1,p.13.
Guastoni A., Pezzotta F., Demartin F., 2004. Contributo alla mineralogia del granofiro di Cuasso al Monte: recenti determinazioni su esemplari del MSNM. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 28, 4: 194-202.

- American Mineralogist (1999), 84(5-6): 782-789.

- Aurisicchio, C., De Vito, C., Ferrini, V., Guastoni, A., and Pezzotta, F. (1999) T-Nb-Y-REE oxides in the NYF pegmatites of Baveno and Cuasso al Monte, southern Alps, Italy. Canadian Mineralogist: 37: 809-810 (abstract).

- Gramaccioli, C.M., Diella, V., Demartin, F., Orlandi, P. & Campostrini, I. (2000): Cesian bazzite and thortveitite from Cuasso al Monte, Varese, Italy: A comparison wwith the material from Baveno, and inferred origin. Canadian Mineralogist 38: 1409-1418

- Demartin, Francesco, Alessandro Minaglia, and Carlo Maria Gramaccioli (2001) Characterization of gadolinite-group minerals using crystallographic data only: the case of hingganite-(Y) from Cuasso al Monte, Italy. Canadian Mineralogist: 39(4): 1105-1114.

- Biffi P., Sbacchi M., Sinelli E. (2004) Gli arseniati di Cava del Prete e altre novità mineralogiche dal granofiro di Cuasso al Monte (Varese). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 28, 4: 232-239.

- Guastoni, A., Pezzotta, F., Vignola, P., & Gentile, P. (2008). Zeunerite e altre novità mineralogiche a Cuasso al Monte. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/2008, 174-177.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Group 1 - Elements
  		• Silver1.AA.05
    Ag
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Arsenopyrite2.EB.20
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Covellite2.CA.05a
    CuS
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Löllingite2.EB.15a
    FeAs
     
    2
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Molybdenite2.EA.30
    MoS
     
    2
  		• Proustite2.GA.05
    Ag
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    3
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
  		• Stibnite2.DB.05
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Wurtzite2.CB.45
    (Zn,Fe)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05
    (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		(O,OH)
     
    6
  		• Anatase4.DD.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Brookite4.DD.10
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Cerianite-(Ce) ?4.DL.05
    (Ce
    4+
     
    		,Th)O
     
    2
  		• Cuprite4.AA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
  		• Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05
    (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Hollandite ?4.DK.05
    Ba(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
  		• Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Todorokite4.DK.10
    (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
     
    6
    		O
     
    12
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Ankerite5.AB.10
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Cerussite5.AB.15
    PbCO
     
    3
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Rhodochrosite5.AB.05
    MnCO
     
    3
  		• Siderite5.AB.05
    FeCO
     
    3
  		• Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20c
    Ca(Ce,La)[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
  		• Synchysite-(Y)5.BD.20c
    Ca(Y,Ce)[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30
    Fe
     
    2
    		[MoO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    		 · nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Powellite7.GA.05
    Ca[MoO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Wulfenite7.GA.05
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Adamite8.BB.30
    Zn
     
    2
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
  		• Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15
    (Y,Ca)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,HAsO
     
    4
    		)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Arseniosiderite8.DH.30
    Ca
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		[O
     
    2
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10
    BaFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mimetite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50
    (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO
     
    4
  		• Parasymplesite8.CE.40
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10
    KFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 6-7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Scorodite8.CD.10
    Fe
    3+
     
    		AsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Symplesite8.CE.45
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35
    YPO
     
    4
  		• Zeunerite8.EB.05
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Albite9.FA.35
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Allanite-(Y)9.BG.05
    {CaY}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Bazzite9.CJ.05
    Be
     
    3
    		Sc
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
  		• Bertrandite9.BD.05
    Be
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Celsian9.FA.30
    Ba[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Chabazite-Ca9.GD.10
    (Ca,K
     
    2
    		,Na
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Clinochlore9.EC.55
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Datolite9.AJ.20
    CaB[OH|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Epidote9.BG.05
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Fayalite9.AC.05
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Gadolinite-(Y)9.AJ.20
    Y
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Be
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Hemimorphite9.BD.10
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hingganite-(Y)9.AJ.20
    (Y,REE,Ca)
     
    2
    		(□,Fe
    2+
     
    		)Be
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Kainosite-(Y)9.CF.10
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Y,Ce)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		CO
     
    3
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Microcline9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Phenakite9.AA.05
    Be
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Pyrophyllite9.EC.10
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Schorl9.CK.05
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
  		• Siderophyllite9.EC.20
    KFe
    2+
    2
    		Al[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
  		• Stilbite-Ca9.GE.10
    NaCa
     
    4
    		[Al
     
    9
    		Si
     
    27
    		O
     
    72
    		] · nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Thortveitite9.BC.05
    (Sc,Y)
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Topaz9.AF.35
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Zinnwaldite9.EC.20
    KLiFe
    2+
     
    		Al[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Zircon9.AD.30
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Apatite'-
  		• 'Bastnäsite'-
  		• 'K Feldspar'-
  		• 'Synchysite'-


    80 entries listed. 75 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Italy
     
    • Lombardy
      • Varese Province
        • Ceresio Valley
          • Cuasso al Monte

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