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Fersmite from
Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:Fersmite
Formula:(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microlite Group4 photos of Fersmite associated with Microlite Group at this locality.
Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)3 photos of Fersmite associated with Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) at this locality.
Cassiterite3 photos of Fersmite associated with Cassiterite at this locality.
Albite2 photos of Fersmite associated with Albite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fersmite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpe Rosso, Orcesco, Druogno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (74 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:129107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:129107:0
GUID (UUID V4):343ee589-c509-459b-828b-d1addb64d1c8
Nearest other occurrences of Fersmite
3.2km (2.0 miles) Pizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.3km (2.0 miles) Pizzo Marcio South-East dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.4km (2.7 miles) Rio Margologio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) Rio Graia, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.6km (4.7 miles) Piano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.3km (14.5 miles) Scala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.2km (15.0 miles) Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.6km (15.3 miles) Locatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Fersmite (Ca, Ce, Na)(Nb, Ta, Ti)2(O, OH, F)6 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal...RE2 O3 = Ce2 O3 80%, Y2 O3 10%, ThO2 10%. (2) Orcesco, Italy; by electron microprobe, corresponds to Ca1...Ural Mountains, Russia. On Alpe Rosso, near Orcesco, Val Vigezzo, Piedmont, Italy. In the USA, from the Dark...Lueshe carbonatite, 150 km north of Goma, Kivu Province, Congo (Zaire). A few other localities are reported...Bohnstedt-Kupletskaya, E.M. and T.A. Burova (1946) Fersmite, a new calcium niobate from the pegmatites of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITES OF THE VIGEZZO VALLEY, WESTERN ALPS, ITALY Alessandro GUASTONI§ Dipartimento di Geoscienze...di Padova, Corso Garibaldi 37, I–35137 Padova, Italy Valeria DIELLA National Research Council, Istituto...Section of Milan, Via Botticelli 23, I–20133 Milano, Italy Federico PEZZOTTA Museo Civico di Storia Naturale...Naturale, Corso Venezia 55, I–20121 Milano, Italy Abstract Two sequences of crystallization involving oxides...at Mount Pizzo Marcio and Alpe Rosso, in Vigezzo Valley, Western Alps, Italy: 1) a highertemperature sequence
Report (issue)
527(1) c = 5.343(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Orcesco, Italy. 3.036 (100), 2.974 (100), 4.821 (90), 3.784...4.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 14.2 Total 100.0 99.8 (1) Orcesco, Italy; by electron microprobe, average of 12 analyses;...biotite gneiss (Orcesco, Italy). Association: Pyrochlore, columbite, fersmite (Orcesco, Italy). Distribution:...Distribution: From near Orcesco, on Alpe Rosso, Val Vigezzo, Piedmont, Italy. At the Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula...Peninsula, Russia. Name: For Val Vigezzo, Italy, where the mineral occurs. Type Material: Mineralogical
Report (issue)
Introduction Fersmite Fersmite ([Ca,Ce,Na][Nb,Ta,Ti]2[O,OH,F]6) is a complex mineral, occurring commonly...element pegmatites. Most well-documented primary fersmite localities are found in Europe and correspond...formed during metamorphism and uplift. Globally, fersmite is the third most important Nb-ore mineral after...2018). The physical and chemical properties of fersmite contribute to its effective use as a direct indicator...magnesite (Simandl and Hancock, 1991). Primary fersmite is hosted by the sparry dolomite, occurring in
Book (volume)
ANFIBOLI 2 Fig. 1 02 - Catene di atomi di si/icio (in rosso) e di ossi­ geno (in giallo} nei pirosseni e negli...cristalli scuri (2x). Pizzo Cervandone. Val Devera, Ossola. In basso, a sinistra: diopside, crista/li chiari...aghiformi, con cristallini esagonali di calcite. Monte Rosso di Verra, presso Saint Jacques, Champoluc, Val d'Aosta...(Montjo­ vet e Bellecombe presso Saint Vincent, Monte Rosso di Verra sopra Champoluc), a Zermatt nel Vallese...localita, a questo p roposito, si trova i n Ca­ rinzia (Alpe Sau) ; rocce vicine alle tipiche eclo­ giti sono
Catalog/List
tufts ACTINOLITE,variety BYSSOLITE: Mount Bianco, Italy. sprays and tufts ACTINOLITE,variety BYSSOLITE:...and tufts ACTINOLITE SMARAGDITE:Micciano, Pisa, Italy. massive, green 2 variety ADAMITE: Ojuela Mine,...slender crystals in matrix AFGHANITE:Pitigliano, Italy. minute crystals AFWILLITE: Crestffiore Quarry,...Hil3ir0. /-,S l\BOVE Brazil., /1ntrim, Tuscany. Italy. Sp~in. crystals Thomaston Dam, Connacticut, Selva...ANATASE: Farm, APRIL, Copper Falls, Michigan, Italy. crystals Quarry, S3ndung;;rn, /\sker, AS ABOVE
Book (volume)
cri­ stalline, come ii corindone e la tremolite (Alpe Cam­ polungo nel Canton Ticino) od anche lo spinello...o bianche, ma frequente e una ma­ gnifica tinta rosso mattone vivo (heulandite, mor­ denite) o rosea (analcime...trovano nel Trentino-Alto Adige (Val d i Fassa, Alpe di Siusi, Tiso), nel Vicentino (Montecchio Maggiore...presso Recoaro nel Vicentino ; Gonzen, Falotta e I' Alpe Parset­ tens nei Grigioni ; Monte Forno e Val di...) Alpe Sparese ( 5 i n Fig. 3 ) a utu nite ( R ) , berillo ( R ) , metatorbernite ( R S ) Alpe Sommafiume
Report (issue)
Columbia. From work in the north-central part of the province, Ootes et al. present the initial results from...deposits. Simandl et al. describe the occurrence of fersmite, a mineral rich in niobium, thorium, and rare...magnesite deposit in the southeastern part of the province. The final paper in the volume, by Han et al....S., and Akam, C.: Characterization of primary fersmite from the Mount Brussilof magnesite deposit, southeastern...(BCGS) is the oldest scientific agency in the province. The Survey conducts research to establish the
Book (edition)
expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION...conditions in the gold-bearing "greenstone" in Abitibi province in northern Ontario and Quebec. Some genetic problems... Actinolite - byssolite, 50 mm, Valle d'Aosta, Italy, G short-columnar crystals, usually in granular
Book
example we use Sardegna for Sardinia, Peimonte for Piedmont, Toscana for Tuscany, Roma for Rome, etc. In rare...Al)802o(OH)4*4H20, 0 Syst=? Monte Chiaro, Taro Valley, Italy. H=?, Dvv,=?, Dp=?, VHIE 08c. Veniale & van der...greyish, yellowish, reddish. Tolfa, Roma (near), Italy. H= 3.5-4, Dj44= 2.69, D(;= 2.839, VIB 03a. Beudant...white. Larderello, Val di Cecina, Piza, Toscana, Italy. H=?, Djjj= 1.765, D(,= 1.759, Vc 08. Schaller,...grey, pink, greenish, yellowish. Cyclops Island, Italy. H= 5-5.5, Djjj= 2.27, D(.= 2.26, VIIIF 11. Hauy
Book (edition)
Short Hills, New Jersey. Renato Pagano: Milan, Italy. Ole V. Petersen: Geologisk Museum, Copenhagen,...British Columbia NF Labrador (part of Newfoundland Province) MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF Newfoundland...Schemnitz, Czech Republic; Monte Narba, Sardinia, Italy; Smeingorsk, Semenowsky, and Altai, Siberia, Russia;...metallic luster. G = 3.147. Mt. Etna and Mt. Vesuvius, Italy. Bm DI:126, ZK 74:511(1930). 1.1.18.2 Named Roaldite...well-developed crystals; Vulecano, Lipari Is., Italy, in fumaroles. BM DI:145, ACB 30:1396(1974), ABI:4L6
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at the University of Modena, Italy. Monte Chiaro, Taro Valley, Italy. Veniale, F. & van der Marel, H...at Ziryanovsk, Altai Mountains, Semipalatinsk Province, Kazakhstan. Rose, G. (1828) In Haidinger, W....composition, a contraction of aluminite, alum. Tolfa, Italy. Gesner (1565) In Beudant, F.S. (1824): Traité élémentaire...develops when it is heated or rubbed. Cyclops Island, Italy. Hurlbut, CJ. (1937): Geol. Foren. Stockholm Forh...(1916-1942?). Wilagedera prospect, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The name is derived from its composition:
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from a lapis-lazuli mine, Sar-e-Sang, Badakshan province, Afghanistan. The powder diagram is near that...and other localities in the Taro valley region, Italy (.M.A., 8, 517; 15, 332) is now named for A. Alietti...from the Wilagedera iron ore body, North-Western Province, Ceylon is related to the brittle micas, but contains...the locality, [Benguet mine], Antamok, Mountain Province, Philippine Islands. [M.A., 4, 250.] 12th List...2H20, as bluish-green orthorhombic crystals from province Antofagasta, Chile. Named from the locality. [M
 
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