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Regional Report: Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

The Vigezzo Valley is famous for a larger number of rare and unusual minerals occurring in pegmatites.

For full locality listing click here. Alternatively: Click here for heirarchical list of localities in Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

  • Actinolite - 1, 11
  • 'Adularia' - 10, 15
  • Aeschynite-(Y) - 3
  • Albite - 3, 1, 10, 11
  • 'Allanite' - 10, 11, 15
  • Allanite-(Ce) - 3, 1
  • Almandine - 10
  • Analcime - 1, 11
  • Andradite - 1, 11
  • Anglesite - 1, 11
  • 'Apatite' - 1, 11
  • Apatite-(CaF) - 3
  • Apatite-(CaOH) - 10
  • Arsenopyrite - 1, 10, 11, 15
  • Aschamalmite - 14
  • Autunite - 10, 15, 13, 8
  • Bavenite - 3, 1, 10, 11, 15, 6, 13, 8
  • Bertrandite - 18, 1, 10, 11
  • Beryl - 3, 1, 10, 11, 15, 6, 8
  • Betafite - 1, 10, 11
  • Beyerite - 3, 10
  • Biotite - 3
  • Bismite - 3
  • Bismuthinite - 3, 10, 8
  • Bityite - 1, 11
  • Calcite - 1, 11
  • Cassiterite - 1, 11
  • Cerussite - 1, 11, 14
  • 'Chabazite' - 11, 12
  • Chabazite-Na - 1
  • Cheralite-(Ce) - 11
  • 'Chlorite Group' - 3, 11
  • Chrysoberyl - 1, 11, 6
  • Clinochlore - 1, 11
  • Clinozoisite - 1, 11, 15
  • Columbite - 1, 10, 11, 15
  • Columbite-(Mn) - 11
  • Corundum - 9
  • Dolomite - 11
  • Elbaite - 7
  • 'Emerald' - 11
  • Epidote - 1, 11
  • Euxenite-(Y) - 3, 1, 10, 15, 8
  • 'Feldspar Group' - 6
  • Fergusonite-(Y) - 10, 15
  • Ferritungstite - 13
  • Ferrowodginite - 1
  • Fersmite - 1, 10, 11, 15
  • Fluorite - 3, 1
  • Gadolinite-(Y) - 3, 7
  • Galena - 1, 11, 14, 13
  • Galenobismutite - 13
  • 'Garnet Group' - 6
  • Gismondine - 1, 11
  • Goethite - 3, 1
  • Grossular - 1
  • Hematite - 3
  • Ilmenite - 3, 10
  • 'Ilmenorutile' - 1
  • Jarosite - 13
  • Kaolinite - 15
  • Laumontite - 10, 15, 8
  • Lepidolite - 1
  • Magnetite - 3
  • Malayaite - 1
  • Margarite - 1, 11
  • Meionite - 14
  • Meliphanite - 1
  • Microcline - 1, 15
  • Microlite - 3, 1, 11, 15
  • Milarite - 1
  • Molybdenite - 11, 14
  • Monazite-(Ce) - 3, 15
  • Montmorillonite - 1, 11
  • Muscovite - 3, 1, 11, 15, 6
  • Opal - 10, 15, 8
  • Orthoclase - 15
  • Phenakite - 1
  • 'Phillipsite' - 11
  • Phlogopite - 14, 13
  • Phosphuranylite - 15
  • Polycrase-(Y) - 3
  • Prehnite - 1, 10, 11, 12
  • 'Pumpellyite' - 11
  • Pumpellyite-(Mg) - 1
  • Pyrite - 3, 1, 11, 14
  • Pyrochlore - 15
  • Pyrophyllite - 10
  • Quartz - 3, 1, 10, 11, 15, 13
  • Roggianite - 1, 11
  • Rutile - 1
  • Samarskite-(Y) - 3, 15
  • Scheelite - 14, 13, 12
  • Scolecite - 1
  • Spessartine - 3
  • Spinel - 7
  • 'Strüverite' - 1, 10
  • Talc - 1, 11
  • Tantalite - 11, 15
  • Tantalite-(Fe) - 1, 10
  • Tanteuxenite-(Y) - 10, 15, 13
  • 'Tapiolite' - 15
  • Tapiolite-(Fe) - 1, 10, 15
  • Thomsonite-Ca - 1, 11
  • Thorite - 3
  • Titanite - 3, 1, 11
  • Torbernite - 7
  • 'Tourmaline' - 1, 11, 15
  • Uraninite - 10, 15, 7, 8
  • Uranmicrolite - 1, 10, 15
  • Uranophane - 1, 10, 11, 15, 8
  • Uvarovite - 1
  • Vanadinite - 1
  • Vigezzite - 1, 11
  • Wagnerite - 13
  • Wulfenite - 3
  • Xenotime-(Y) - 3, 11, 15
  • Zircon - 3, 1, 10, 11, 15, 8
  • β-Uranophane - 8


  • 119 minerals listed.

    Locality Key
    1Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    2Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    3Arvogno, Toceno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    4Basso Valley, Santa Maria Maggiore, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    5Craveggia, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    6Croppo quarry, Trontano, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    7Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    8Eglio, Craveggia, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    9Malesco, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    10Piano dei Lavonchi, Craveggia, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    11Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    12Pizzo Nona, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    13Pizzo Ragno (Northern slope), Campra, Antoliva Valley, Druogno, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    14Rio del Castello, Cedo Alp, Basso Valley, Santa Maria Maggiore, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    15Rio Graia, Trontano, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    16Santa Maria Maggiore, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    17Trontano, Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
    18Vigezzo Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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