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Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italyi
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Herin MineMine
ChampdeprazCommune
Aosta ValleyAutonomous Region
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Mining buildings

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Main entrance

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Secondary copper minerals

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Mining buildings

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Main entrance

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Secondary copper minerals

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Mining buildings

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
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Main entrance

Herin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 41' 39'' North , 7° 38' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.69430,7.63411
GeoHash:
G#: u0j7vwqux
GRN:
N31E04
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Viering202 (2014)2.4km
Fabbrica280 (2014)2.6km
Meran141 (2014)3.1km
Montjovet1,742 (2012)3.5km
Berriat582 (2014)3.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
187909
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187909:7
GUID (UUID V4):
dd73d97e-aba7-43e9-9a44-a64ed2f8dc99
Other Languages:
French:
Mine Herin, Champdepraz, VallΓ©e d'Aoste, Italie
Italian:
Miniera Herin, Champdepraz, Valle d'Aosta, Italia


Old copper mine.
Sulphide deposit hosted in rocks belonging to the metaophiolitic Zermatt-Saas unit.
A hydrothermal-volcanogenic primary origin of the mineralization is suggested (Fantone et al., 2014).


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Ferro-glaucophane (TL)
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Type Locality:
β“˜ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Ferro-glaucophane (TL)9.DE.25β—»[Na2][Fe2+3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Glaucophane9.DE.25β—»[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Ferro-glaucophane◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ Ferro-glaucophane◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Ferro-glaucophane◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Ferro-glaucophane◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Ferro-glaucophane◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ Ferro-glaucophane◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS

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References

Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano.
Lorenzini, C. (1995): Le antiche miniere della Valle d'Aosta. Musumeci, Ed., Quart (Aosta) 165 pp.
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.
Fantone, I., Grieco, G., Strini, A., Cavallo, A. (2014): The effect of Alpine metamorphism on an oceanic Cu-Fe sulfide ore: the Herin deposit, Western Alps, Italy. Periodico di Mineralogia, 83, 345-365.
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