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Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 9' 24'' North , 6° 59' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Venaus905 (2014)1.1km
Giaglione563 (2014)2.5km
San Giuseppe359 (2014)3.8km
Mompantero668 (2012)3.8km
Gravere608 (2014)3.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
188689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188689:7
GUID (UUID V4):
9536b536-cc0b-4f40-8941-c7a2fbd577df
Name(s) in local language(s):
Molaretto, Venaus, Val di Susa, Torino, Piemonte, Italia


Uranium prospect at 1150 m asl, just below State Road SS 25. About 130 m of galleries were excavated at the end of the 1950s by the mining company Somiren.

The uraninite-sulphide mineralisation forms a layer up to 20 cm thick concordant with the host rock schistosity.

In a crystallographic study on Italian uraninites, 25 samples from three localities of the Ambin Massif (Molaretto, Grange della Valle, and Monte Seguret) were investigated: their average lattice parameter is a = 5.474 β„«, the highest for Italian uraninites (Garavelli, 1962).

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
References:
β“˜ Zippeite ?
Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Zippeite ?7.EC.05K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) Β· 3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O

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