Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Molaretto Prospect | Prospect |
| Venaus | Commune |
| Metropolitan City of Turin | Metropolitan City |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 9' 24'' North , 6° 59' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Venaus | 905 (2014) | 1.1km |
| Giaglione | 563 (2014) | 2.5km |
| San Giuseppe | 359 (2014) | 3.8km |
| Mompantero | 668 (2012) | 3.8km |
| Gravere | 608 (2014) | 3.9km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Molaretto, Venaus, Val di Susa, Torino, Piemonte, Italia
Uranium prospect at 1150 m asl, just below State Road SS 25. About 130 m of galleries were excavated at the end of the 1950s by the mining company Somiren.
The uraninite-sulphide mineralisation forms a layer up to 20 cm thick concordant with the host rock schistosity.
In a crystallographic study on Italian uraninites, 25 samples from three localities of the Ambin Massif (Molaretto, Grange della Valle, and Monte Seguret) were investigated: their average lattice parameter is a = 5.474 Å, the highest for Italian uraninites (Garavelli, 1962).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 References: |
| ⓘ Zippeite ? Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Zippeite ? | 7.EC.05 | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Zippeite | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
- Ambin MassifMassif
Italy
- Piedmont
- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Susa ValleyValley
- Metropolitan City of Turin
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Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy