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Melezet gypsum quarry (Les Arnauds gypsum quarry), Melezet, Bardonecchia, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy i
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Melezet gypsum quarry (Les Arnauds gypsum quarry) Quarry
Melezet Village
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Metropolitan City of Turin Metropolitan City
Piedmont Region
Italy Country

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Melezet gypsum quarry (Les Arnauds gypsum quarry)	Quarry
Melezet	Village
Bardonecchia	Commune
Metropolitan City of Turin	Metropolitan City
Piedmont	Region
Italy	Country

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Melezet gypsum quarry, Melezet, Bardonecchia, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Native Sulphur, etc.

Melezet gypsum quarry, Melezet, Bardonecchia, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Native Sulphur, etc.

Melezet gypsum quarry, Melezet, Bardonecchia, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

45° 4' 6'' North , 6° 40' 12'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Bardonecchia	2,962 (2014)	2.4km
Beaulard	224 (2014)	7.5km
Névache	311 (2016)	7.6km
Savoulx	392 (2014)	9.8km
Fourneaux	956 (2016)	12.9km

Mindat Locality ID:

193155

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:193155:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

Italian:

Cava di gesso di Melezet (Cava di gesso di Les Arnauds), Melezet, Bardonecchia, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia

Old gypsum quarry in the valley of Rio Fosse. The Triassic gypsum deposit, located between 1800 e 1950 m a.s.l., was exploited in the period 1890-1928.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gypsum & Anhydrite

Mineral List

ⓘ Gypsum

ⓘ Native Sulphur

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Lomagno, P. (1992) Miniere e cave in Valle di Susa. Segusium, 33, 105-118

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Polino, R., Dela Pierre, F., Borghi, A., Carraro, F., Fioraso, G., and Giardino, M., with contributions of Bellardone, G., Conti, A., Gattiglio, M., Malusà, M., and Mosca, P. (2002) Note illustrative della Carta Geologica d’Italia alla scala 1:50.000, Foglio 132-152-153 Bardonecchia. Servizio Geologico d'Italia - Regione Piemonte, Direzione Regionale Servizi Tecnici di Prevenzione, Torino, 128 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 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.

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 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.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

AlpsAccretionary Complex

EuropeContinent

The AlpsMountain Range

Italy

Piedmont
- Metropolitan City of Turin
  - Susa ValleyValley

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References

Lomagno, P. (1992) Miniere e cave in Valle di Susa. Segusium, 33, 105-118

Barresi, A. (1999) La Val di Susa e i suoi minerali. Volume II. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 32 pp.

Barresi, A. (2005) I giacimenti gessiferi in Piemonte. Gruppo Mineralogico e Paleontologico C.A.I.-U.G.E.T., Torino, 29 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.

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