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Pyrrhotite from
Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy


Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540083:6
GUID (UUID V4):0e9a11cb-2baa-45ac-8a17-de83f901b94c
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
2.6km (1.6 miles) Isola Mine, Vocca, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.4km (5.8 miles) Balma Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.6km (5.9 miles) Pennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) Fei di Doccio, Quarona, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) Alvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.9km (7.4 miles) Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.2km (8.2 miles) Ravinella di Sotto Mine, Forno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) Alpe Colle Superiore Mine (Croso dell'Acqua), Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) Alzo, Pella, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) Val Toppa Mine, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deep crust: the ultramafic pipe of Valmaggia, Ivrea-Verbano, Italy G. Sessa, M. Moroni, S. Tumiati, S...deep crust: the ultramafic pipe of Valmaggia, IvreaVerbano, Italy, Ore Geology Reviews (2017), doi: http://dx...deep crust: the ultramafic pipe of Valmaggia, Ivrea-Verbano, Italy Sessa G.1, Moroni M.1, Tumiati S.1...Sciences Dept., Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy, 2CET/CCFS, School of Earth Sciences, The University...Australia, Perth, Western Australia Abstract The Valmaggia ultramafic pipe belongs to a group of Fe-Ni-Cu-PGE-rich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Ivrea-Verbano Basic Complex, Western Alps, Italy A. FERRARIO, Istituto di Miniere e GeofisicaApplicata...GeofisicaApplicata, Universityof Trieste, Trieste,Italy G. GARUTI, AND G. P. SIGHINOLFI Istituto di Mineralogiae...Mineralogiae Petrologia,Universityof Modena,Modena,Italy Abstract The Ivrea-VerbanoBasicComplexconsists of a lower...(westernAlps, samplewasperformedby treatmentwith aquaregia Italy) wasby Ramdohr(1960,p. 760), whodescribed accordingto...2.50 1548 Pt AND Pd, IVREA-VERBANO COMPLEX, ITALY of schists. The metamorphicgrade rangesfrom the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Introduction The Ivrea-Verbano Zone (IVZ) in northwest Italy (Fig. 1) represents a section of PT continental...NU 2. RI U-Pb zircon geochronology on the Valmaggia pipe. 2.1 Ivrea-Verbano Zone MA The Ivrea-Verbano...subvertically over ~150 x 15 km, extending from northwest Italy into southern Switzerland (Fig. 1). To the west...localities of Bec d’Ovaga, Castello di Gavala, Valmaggia, and Piancone la Frera (Fig. 1). One pipe, at...sulfide assemblage in the pipes consists mostly of pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite with minor amounts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Ivrea-Verbano basic complex (western Alps, Italy) G. Garuti, P. Fiandri and A. Rossi Istituto di...Universit&di Modena, Largo S. Eufemia 19, 1-41100 Modena, Italy Abstract. The bulk composition, mineralogy and mineral...by a monosulfide solid solution (Mss) with a pyrrhotite composition, from which pentlandite and chalcopyrite...enriched in Co. Troilite and hexagonal intermediate pyrrhotite intergrowths frequently occur due to low-temperature...6ula La Baha - Monte Capio Sella Bassa Piancone Valmaggia Bec d'Ovaga Castello di Gavala Fei di Ooccio
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Petrogenesis of the Ultramafic Pipes in the Ivrea Zone, NW Italy G. GARUTI1∗, F. BEA2, F. ZACCARINI3 AND P. MONTERO2...UNIVERSITY OF MODENA, ST EUFEMIA 19, MODENA 41100, ITALY 2 DEPARTMENT OF MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY, UNIVERSITY... PIAZZA DI PORTA S. DONATA 1, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY RECEIVED JUNE 22, 1999; REVISED TYPESCRIPT ACCEPTED...and the roof metasediments of the Ivrea Zone, NW Italy. These bodies were emplaced at 287 ± 3 Ma and represent...garutig@unimo.it INTRODUCTION The Ivrea Zone, in NW Italy, is believed to represent an exposed section of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ni-Fe-Cu sulfide deposits of the Ivrea Verbano Zone (Italy): An electron microprobe study Federica Zaccarini...from Ni-Fe-Cu deposits of the Ivrea Verbano Zone, Italy. The investigated deposits can be divided into three...metasediments. Platinum group elements were analyzed in pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. The analyses...and As. Platinum and Pd are hosted mainly in pyrrhotite and pentlandite, in about the same proportion;...chalcopyrite. Sixty-two percent of Rh occurs in pyrrhotite and only the 28 % and 10 % in pentlandite and
Report (issue)
LOWER CRUST IN THE IVREA-VERBANO ZONE, NORTHERN ITALY by Carl R. Thornber1, James E. Quick1, Adriano...di Trieste, Piazzale Europa, 1,1-34100, Trieste, Italy 1993 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 REGIONAL...are in the lower crust of the Basin and Range Province, the Rio Grande rift, the Salton Trough, the Midcontinental...directly. The Ivrea-Verbano zone (IVZ) of northern Italy is one of the few places in the world where magmatically...high-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Alps of northwestern Italy (Figure 1; Mehnert, 1975) that are thought to represent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universityof Modena,Via S. Eufemia,19, 1-41100Modena,Italy Abstract Melonitc,merenskyite, andmoncheiteoccurasminutegrains(40...lessthan5 ttm)dispersed withinthe mainsulfides(pyrrhotite,pentlanditc,andchalcopyrite)in sulfideconcentrations...(cyclicunits);5 = Piancone;6 -- SellaBassa(main gabbro);7 = Valmaggia;8 = Becd'Ovaga;9 -- Castellodi Gavala;10 = Fei...Merenskyitecolameliar silicates,in thoseportionsof the Valmaggia existswith the followingbasemetalsulfides:pyrrhotite...anotherat the marginof a pyritecrystalin contactwith pyrrhotite,andthethird, analysesof thesetelluridesare listedin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogiae Petrologia,Universitadi Modena,Modena,Italy ANTHONYJ. NALDRET'F, Departmentof Geology,Earth...a Terra, Universitadegli Studidi Milano,Milan, Italy Abstract The Ivrea zone consistsof continentalcrust...0361-0128/90/1044/328-953.00 328 PGEELEMENTS,IVREAZONE,ITALY formationand to relate the compositionof the ores...Baldissero, 5. The ultramaficpipes(Plancone, Valmaggia,Bec and Finero. These are mainly lherzolitesand... 65 GV1280 41 7.48 10 8.00 1.55 37 1.49 Valmaggia VM123 VM1304 VM1316 18 87 Castello di Gavalla
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide mineralisation that consists of pyrrhotite, pyrite, 22 pentlandite and chalcopyrite. In-situ...disseminated to net- 51 textured sulfides, including pyrrhotite, pyrite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite. Similar...continuous aggregates. The major sulfide mineral is pyrrhotite with minor pyrite, 399 chalcopyrite and pentlandite...pentlandite forms lamellar exsolutions 400 within pyrrhotite. Many samples contain scarce, large (2-4 mm)...with 401 small, rounded inclusions of either pyrrhotite and pentlandite or spinel. Pyrite commonly forms
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Università BLa Sapienza^, P.le Aldo Moro, 00185 Rome, Italy 6 Instituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria...CNR, Sezione di Roma BLa Sapienza^, 00185 Rome, Italy 7 Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway...mineralization in the central Jebilet metallogenic province, as a framework for constructing a new genetic...shows location of central Jebilet-Guemassa VHMS province within framework of major tectonostratigraphic...Department of Earth Sciences, University of Milan (Italy), following the procedure of in Sessa et al. (2017)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kimberlites and related rocks of the Kuruman Kimberlite Province, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa. Contrib Mineral...hydromagmatic phases from the Valmaggia ultramafic pipe, Ivrea-Verbano Zone (NW Italy). Terra Nova 20:333–340...subcontinental mantle: evidence from the Ivrea Zone (Italy) and the Betic—Rifean cordillera (Spain and Morocco)...petrogenesis of the ultramafic pipes in the Ivrea Zone, NW Italy. J Petrol 42:433–457 Giuliani A, Kamenetsky VS,...MP (1987) Solubility of the assemblage pyrite-pyrrhotite-magnetite-sphalerite-galena-goldstibnite-bis
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
‘Kimberlite sulphides’ include a single analysis of a pyrrhotite grain from the Bultfontein kimberlite (Chaussidon...hydromagmatic phases from the Valmaggia ultramafic pipe, Ivrea-Verbano Zone (NW Italy). Terra Nova 20, 333–340...Ventersdorp supergroup near Douglas, Northern Cape Province. S. Afr. J. Geol. 108, 187–198. Wilson, M.R.,
Report (issue)
Eastern Germany) Greece • • • • • • • • • • •• Italy • • • • • • • • • • • Norway • • • • • • • • • •...quantities imported by Federal Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Yugoslavia...amounts came from Japan, Chile, Sweden, Bolivia, Italy and Mexico, in that order, but production from these...alloys and scrap) .. • • • • Cobalt oxide • • •• Italy: Cobalt (including alloys and scrap) • • •• •• Portugal:...copper-cobalt deposits occur in a mineralised province that extends in an arc for some 400 miles along
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
Mineral magnetism identifies the presence of pyrrhotite in the Navan Zn-Pb deposit, Ireland: implications...implications for low temperature pyrite to pyrrhotite reduction, timing of mineralization and future exploration...sulphide deposits, Ivrea Verbano Zone, Northern Italy ..................................................Ni-Fe-Cu sulfide deposits of the Ivrea Verbano Zone (Italy) .................................................part of Sweden’s oldest and most classical ore province, Bergslagen. Mining commenced in this area at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in representation of Romagna Apennines, Northern Italy V. LANCIANESE1* AND E. DINELLI1 1 I.G.R.G, Università...techniques. In the Romagna Apennines (Northern Italy) has been conducted an high density stream sediment...Pavia, Italy, langone crystal.unipv.it Dip. di Fisica e Sc. della Terra, Univ. di Messina, Italy 3 Dip...pahoehoe “cicirara” lavas from Mount Etna volcano (Italy) G. LANZAFAME1*, S. MOLLO2, G. IEZZI3, C. FERLITO1...e Ambientali, Corso Italia 57, I-95129 Catania, Italy. (*correspondence: gabriele.lanzafame@gmail.com
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of a few volume percent sulfide (most commonly pyrrhotite, pentlandite and chalcopyrite) and associated...and is part of the North Atlantic Large Igneous Province. Although magmatism of the East Greenland rifted...vesicle-free but crystal-rich tephra from Mount Etna, Italy, Villarrica, Chile and Medicine Lake Volcano, California...major sulfide minerals as make up the reef rocks (pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, pentlandite) and containing platinum-group...Duran et al. (2015, 2016). They are composed of pyrrhotite + pentlandite  chalcopyrite + pyrite, the latter
 
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