Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Alpeite

Formula:

Ca₄Mn₂³⁺Al₂(Mn³⁺Mg)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(V⁵⁺O₄)(OH)₆

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed

Confirmation Methods:

XRD
SEM-EDS

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Alpeite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Cassagna Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1078419

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1078419:2

GUID (UUID V4):

38438cbe-336b-4afb-8779-c762330b7de0

Nearest other occurrences of Alpeite

2.3km (1.5 miles)

ⓘ Scrava Mine (Statale Mine), Statale, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

4.6km (2.9 miles)

ⓘ Monte Alpe Mine, Mt. Alpe, Maissana, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy

24.0km (14.9 miles)

ⓘ Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy

References

analysed by Dr. Anthony Kampf, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA

Castellaro, F., Passarino, G., Kampf, A.R., Esposito, M. (2021): Recenti ricerche mineralogiche nella Sezione Cassagna delle miniere di manganese della Val Graveglia, Genova - Novità e conferme di mineralogia sistematica. Micro, 19, 34-60.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Kampf, Anthony R., Carbone, Cristina, Belmonte, Donato, Nash, Barbara P., Chiappino, Luigi, Castellaro, Fabrizio (2017) Alpeite, Ca4 Mn3+ 2Al2(Mn3+ Mg)(SiO4)2 (Si3 O10)(V5+ O4)(OH)6, a new ardennite-group mineral from Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (5) 907-914 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2636	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Mineral. PrePub DOI: 10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2636 Alpeite, Ca4Mn3+2Al2(Mn3+Mg)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(V5+O4)(OH)6...6, a new ardennite-group mineral from Italy 1 2 3 4 PrePub Article ANTHONY R. KAMPF1,, CRISTINA CARBONE2...28 29 30 31 32 33 34 oo f pr 13 Abstract: Alpeite* (IMA2016-072), Ca4Mn3+2Al2(Mn3+Mg)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(V5+O4)(OH)6...the ardennite group from the Monte Alpe mine, Liguria, Italy. It crystallized from V- and Mn-rich hydrothermal...hydrothermal ﬂuids in an oxidizing environment. Alpeite occurs as intergrowths of plates, ﬂattened on {1
	Biagioni, Cristian, Belmonte, Donato, Carbone, Cristina, Cabella, Roberto, Zaccarini, Federica, Balestra, Corrado (2019) Arsenmedaite, Mn62+As5+Si5O18OH, the arsenic analogue of medaite, from the Molinello mine, Liguria, Italy: occurrence and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (1) 117-126 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2792	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	analogue of medaite, from the Molinello mine, Liguria, Italy: occurrence and crystal structure Cristian...Università di Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy Corresponding author, e-mail: cristian.biagioni@unipi...Studi di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy* 3 Department of Applied Geological Sciences and...Via Luigi Delfino 74, 17017 Millesimo, Savona, Italy 5þ Abstract: The new mineral species arsenmedaite...deposit of the Molinello mine, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova, Liguria, Italy. It occurs as orange-reddish

Alpeite from Cassagna Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Alpeite from
Cassagna Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy