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Castellaroite from
Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Castellaroite
Formula:Mn32+(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Castellaroite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:955640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:955640:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
HÃ¥lenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, CNMNC Newsletter no 28. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (7) 1859-1864 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.7.18
Kampf, Anthony R.; Cámara, Fernando; Ciriotti, Marco E.; Nash, Barbara P.; Balestra, Corrado; Chiappino, Luigi (2016) Castellaroite, Mn2+3(AsO4)2·4.5H2O, a new mineral from Italy related to metaswitzerite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (3). 687-696 doi:10.1127/ejm/2016/0028-2535
 
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