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Alpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Alpe Machetto MineMine
Cascine MachettoHamlet
QuittengoCommune (Former)
Campiglia CervoCommune
Biella ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 40' 1'' North , 8° 1' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.66722,8.02250
GeoHash:
G#: u0jey93yc
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Campiglia Cervo101 (2016)1.8km
Sagliano Micca1,453 (2014)4.9km
Tavigliano806 (2014)5.5km
Piedicavallo124 (2014)5.8km
Miagliano628 (2014)6.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
48263
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48263:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0ec5d9fc-ad09-47ce-95e6-816f2df0bad5
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di Alpe Machetto, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Valle del Cervo, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italia


Old Mo mine. Several adits exist.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


24 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allophane ?
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
β“˜ Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Description: Reported as molybdene ocher in Cossa (1881).
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite
Formula: ◻2W2O6(H2O)
Habit: octahedric xls
Colour: green
β“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Wolframite Group'
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
β“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
β“˜Hydrokenoelsmoreite4.DH.15β—»2W2O6(H2O)
β“˜var. Ferritungstite4.DH.15β—»2W2O6(H2O)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
β“˜Stolzite7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
β“˜Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 Β· nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Allophane ?9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Oβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Feβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Wβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Wβ“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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