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Cascandite

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  Seula mine (ex Montecatini quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
  © luigi chiappino

• Formula:
  Ca(Sc,Fe³⁺)(HSi₃O₉)

• System: Triclinic

• Name:
  For the dominant cations, calcium and scandium

• IMA Status: Valid (Approved)
  Approved 1980

• Type Locality:
  Giacomini quarry (Diverio quarry), Agrano, Omegna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

• Dana 8th: 65.2.1.6
  
  65 : INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1)
  2 : Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=3

• Hardness (Mohs): 4½ - 5½