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Magnetite mines, Comasine, Pejo Valley (Peio Valley), Sole Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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Miniere di magnetite (Boài-Comasine), Comasine, Val di Pejo (Val di Peio), Val di Sole, Trento (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia

Old iron mines with fine-grained magnetite.

Located about 1 km from Cogolo (further north in the Sole Valley).
Called 'Boài-Comasine' by Exel (1987).

Comasine is an old mining settlement. The next settlement further SSE, Fucine (literally 'smelters') reminds of the mining activities.

Deposits are on both sides of the valley that comes down from Boài mountain.

Mineral List

Actinolite
Almandine
Augite
var: Fassaite

Chalcopyrite
Epidote
'Hornblende'

Magnetite
Marcasite
Muscovite

Pyrite
Quartz

11 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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References

- Exel, R. (1987): Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo. Athesia, Bolzano, 204 pp.

External Links

- http://apsat.mpasol.it/biblio/uploadedfiles/Miniere%20di%20Comasine%20-%20appunti.pdf [Link Broken? Dec 2012]
- http://www.guidealpinevaldisole.it/attivita-dettaglio.php?attivita=77&categoria=24&categoriat=Trekking
- http://www.linumpeio.it/ecomuseo.html

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