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Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 50' 35'' North , 8° 11' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.84326,8.18887
GeoHash:
G#: u0juf3dbq
GRN:
N31E05
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Valmaggia206 (2014)3.5km
Rossa117 (2014)5.1km
Varallo5,427 (2014)6.3km
Scopa256 (2014)8.1km
Locarno165 (2014)8.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
189486
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189486:1
GUID (UUID V4):
57282090-242a-476e-a4d0-b584c7822555
Name(s) in local language(s):
Valmaggia, Varallo Sesia, Valle Sesia, Vercelli, Piemonte, Italia


Ultramafic pipe with an old nickel mine having a network of tunnels developed on four levels over an elevation of about 100 m.

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34 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Axinite-(Fe)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Godlevskite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)9S8
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
β“˜ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pilsenite
Formula: Bi4Te3
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Samaniite
Formula: Cu2Fe5Ni2S8
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
β“˜ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Samaniite2.BB.Cu2Fe5Ni2S8
β“˜Godlevskite2.BB.15(Ni,Fe)9S8
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
β“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Pilsenite2.DC.05Bi4Te3
β“˜Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
β“˜Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
β“˜Pyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Axinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
β“˜Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Hβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Alβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ Godlevskite(Ni,Fe)9S8
Sβ“˜ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ MackinawiteFeS
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Sβ“˜ SamaniiteCu2Fe5Ni2S8
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Caβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Feβ“˜ Godlevskite(Ni,Fe)9S8
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ MackinawiteFeS
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Feβ“˜ SamaniiteCu2Fe5Ni2S8
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ Godlevskite(Ni,Fe)9S8
Niβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ SamaniiteCu2Fe5Ni2S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ SamaniiteCu2Fe5Ni2S8
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PdPalladium
Pdβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
Teβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teβ“˜ PilseniteBi4Te3
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ PilseniteBi4Te3

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References

β€’ Bertolani, M. (1952). Studio microscopico a luce riflessa sui minerali dei giacimenti cupro-nicheliferi della Valsesia. Rendiconti della SocietΓ  Mineralogica Italiana, 8, 67-86.
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.
Sessa, G., Moroni, M., Tumiati, S., Caruso, S., & Fiorentini, M. L. (2017). Ni-Fe-Cu-PGE ore deposition driven by metasomatic fluids and melt-rock reactions in the deep crust: the ultramafic pipe of Valmaggia, Ivrea-Verbano, Italy. Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 485-509.
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