Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cuasso Al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 10487
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10487.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cuasso Al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Cavagnano
Cuasso Al Piano
Gebel Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Subalpina Quarry; Bianchi Quarry)
Puricelli Quarry

Latitude: 45°54'26"N
Longitude: 8°52'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.907222222222,8.8777777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Aeschynite	Allanite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte
Bastnäsite	Beryl	Brookite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chukhrovite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	Monazite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Stilbite	Symplesite	Thortveitite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Vivianite
Wurtzite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Sb Si Ti Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allanite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte
Bastnäsite Beryl Brookite Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chukhrovite Clay Clinozoisite
Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet
Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Mixite Molybdenite Monazite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Stilbite Symplesite Thortveitite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Vivianite
Wurtzite Zircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*
Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite-(Y) ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bazzite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Celsian ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chukhrovite-(Ca) ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Datolite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Fayalite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*
Fluor-schorl ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Foitite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Macaulayite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Parasymplesite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Powellite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Schorl ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderophyllite ()*	Silver ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Symplesite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*
Synchysite-(Y) ()*	Thortveitite ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Topaz ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zeunerite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	70258	254
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	70251	141
Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Mixite	CeCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	70258	43
Agardite-(Nd) ()*	Mixite	NdCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	70251,70258	18
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	70258	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	70251,70255,70257,70258	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	70251,70257	706
Allanite-(Y) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaY(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		28
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	70257	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	4	70251,70256,70257,70258	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	70255,70257	3092
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	2	70256,70258	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	5	70253,70255,70256,70257,70258	9052
Bariopharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·5H₂O	2	70256,70258	150
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	70255,70257	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1	70258	304
Bazzite ()*	Beryl	Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O	3	70251,70253,70257	51
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	5	70251,70253,70255,70257,70258	606
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	0		1935
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	0		700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5	70251,70255,70256,70257,70258	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	70258	5171
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		309
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0		100
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	70258	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	1	70257	310
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	70257,70258	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	2	70251,70258	577
Chukhrovite-(Ca) ()*	Chukhrovite	Ca₃Ca_1.5Al₂(SO₄)F₁₃·12H₂O	1	70252	3
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	70251,70255	1756
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	0		4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	70253,70258	2970
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	0		498
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	70258	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4	70251,70255,70257,70258	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	70257	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		8173
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	2	70251,70258	414
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	3	70251,70256,70257	371
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	0		345
Fluor-schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	0		25
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	70251	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	7	70251,70252,70253,70255,70256,70257,70258	9617
Foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		75
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	4	70251,70255,70257,70258	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	70251,70252,70256,70257,70258	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	70253	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	70252	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	70255,70257	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	70258	1689
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	BeY(SiO₄)(OH)	5	70251,70253,70256,70257,70258	55
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	0		99
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	70255,70257,70258	5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	70258	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	0		762
Macaulayite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄Si₄O₄₃(OH)₂	1	70251	2
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3	70252,70255,70257	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	70251,70258	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	70253,70258	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	4	70251,70255,70256,70257	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	3	70251,70253,70258	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	70255,70257,70258	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	4	70251,70255,70257,70258	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	6	70251,70253,70255,70256,70257,70258	2349
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	70256	124
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	2	70256,70258	428
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	2	70257,70258	326
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	0		494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	70256	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	70255,70256,70257,70258	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3	70255,70257,70258	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	70251,70253,70255,70256,70257,70258	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	0		1711
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	70256	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	70255,70257,70258	6417
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	70255	92
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	0		5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	70252,70255,70256,70257,70258	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	0		3418
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	70257	268
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	70256	92
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	3	70251,70253,70258	232
Synchysite-(Y) ()*	None	CaY(CO₃)₂F	3	70251,70253,70258	55
Thortveitite ()*	Thortveitite	Sc₂Si₂O₇	1	70251	54
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	70251,70258	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	70257	433
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	2	70257,70258	1476
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	4	70251,70256,70257,70258	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	70258	372
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	3	70253,70257,70258	939
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	70258	185
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	70253,70257,70258	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R130040	Val Cavallizza Mine, Cavagnano, Cuasso Al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy	https://rruff.info/R130040

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