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Chiot Pamparà, Demonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 17' 20'' North , 7° 17' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.28899,7.29279
GRN:
N30E04
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Demonte1,184 (2014)3.1km
Festiona132 (2014)4.3km
Aisone222 (2014)6.4km
Villa105 (2014)8.4km
Valloriate166 (2013)8.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
190236
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190236:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Chiot Pamparà, Demonte, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia


Sub-vertical baryte-quartz vein, up to 5 m thick, containing carbonate, fluorite and traces of sulphides and iron oxides, outcropping on the western slope of Chiot Pamparà, near Carter hamlet.

The host rock is a grey Mesozoic limestone.

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell'Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86, 797-807
Piccoli, Gian Carlo (2002) Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 pages.
Raccagni, Lorenzo (2018) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell'Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Università degli Studi di Padova, Dipartimento di Geoscienze, 46 pages.
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