Montalfeo (Monte Alfeo), Godiasco Salice Terme, Staffora Valley, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 44° 54' 8'' North , 9° 2' 48'' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 44.90246,9.04693 |
| GeoHash: | G#: spyrmy5zb |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Montalfeo (Monte Alfeo), Godiasco Salice Terme, Valle Staffora, Provincia di Pavia, Lombardia, Italia |
Sulphur associated with gypsum in marls. Sulphur exploitation attempts were performed in 1775, 1814, and 1872 (Barelli, 1835; Jervis, 1874).
The collecting area is located near and along the orographic left side of the Staffora creek in the municipal territory of Godiasco Salice Terme.
To reach the collecting area from Voghera, drive to Salice Terme and then follow the signs to the locality of Montealfeo (or Rocca di Montalfeo). The mineral site is located about 700 - 800 m from this locality, towards the little town of Godiasco.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite ? Formula: CaCO3 Description: Not analysed crystals Reference: Giovanni Scapin Collection |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Giuliano Arcallini collection |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Giovanni Scapin Collection |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Giovanni Scapin Collection; Barelli, V. (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna, ovvero Catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso l'Azienda Generale dell'Interno. Tipografia Giuseppe Fodratti, Torino, 686 pp.; Jervis, G. (1874) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 2: Regione dell’Appennino e vulcani attivi e spenti dipendentivi. Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XVIII+624 pp. |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Reference: Nicolis de Robilant, E.B. [Nicolis di Robilant, S.B.] (1784-85) Essai géographique suivi d’une topographie souterraine, minéralogique et d’une docimasie des Etats de S. M. [Sa Majesté] en terre ferme. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, Turin, 1 (1786, pt.1), 191-304; Barelli, V. (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna, ovvero Catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso l'Azienda Generale dell'Interno. Tipografia Giuseppe Fodratti, Torino, 686 pp.; Jervis, G. (1874) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 2: Regione dell’Appennino e vulcani attivi e spenti dipendentivi. Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XVIII+624 pp. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Sulphur' | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Aragonite' ? | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Calcite' | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Baryte' | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Gypsum' | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.3.5.1 | S8 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | Aragonite ? | - | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Miocene 5.333 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3141904 | Miocene sandstone |
| Cretaceous 66 - 145 Ma ID: 3186389 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Nicolis de Robilant, E.B. [Nicolis di Robilant, S.B.] (1784-85) Essai géographique suivi d’une topographie souterraine, minéralogique et d’une docimasie des Etats de S. M. [Sa Majesté] en terre ferme. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, Turin, 1 (1786, pt.1), 191-304.
Barelli, V. (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna, ovvero Catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso l'Azienda Generale dell'Interno. Tipografia Giuseppe Fodratti, Torino, 686 pp.
Balsamo Crivelli, G. (1864) Notizie sovra i prodotti minerali della Provincia di Pavia. Notizie naturali e chimico-agronomiche sulla Provincia di Pavia, Tipografia in Ditta Eredi Bizzoni, Pavia, 1-40.
Jervis, G. (1874) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 2: Regione dell’Appennino e vulcani attivi e spenti dipendentivi. Ermanno Loescher, Torino, XVIII+624 pp.
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Montalfeo, Godiasco Salice Terme, Staffora Valley, Pavia Province, Lombardy, Italy