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Brusson Mine, Brusson, Ayas Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy

Minera di Brusson, Brusson, Valle d'Ayas, Valle d'Aosta, Italia

This is one of the Italian gold mines within an Alpine area. The gold was in quartz veins mixed with other sulphides, hosted by gneiss and metamorphic calcschists.

References

- Weghorn, P. (1991): Goldfunde von Brusson im Aosta-Tal. Lapis, 16 (11), 22.
- Econ Geol (1997) 92, 389-406.
- Campostrini, I., Demartin, F. & Guastoni, A. (1997): Schöne Goldstufen von Brusson, Val d'Ayas, Italien. Lapis, 22 (12), 13-xx.
- Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
- Wachtler, M. (2007): Legendäre Funde, große Strahler (3): Die eigenartige Welt der Zwillinge Pallaoro. Lapis, 32 (3), 13-18.



Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Azurite
Bismuth
Bismutite
Brannerite
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Cosalite
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
Galena
Gold
Magnesite
Malachite
Muscovite
Orthobrannerite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rutile
Scheelite
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Tetrahedrite


28 entries listed. 23 valid minerals.

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