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Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Cervo stream gold alluvialsAlluvials
Biella ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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View of the stream with amateur gold prospectors

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Searching for fluvial gold along the stream

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Searching for gold along the stream

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
00095360017272062451414.jpg
View of the stream with amateur gold prospectors

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
08954700017272299777022.jpg
Searching for fluvial gold along the stream

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
04414180017272299787325.jpg
Searching for gold along the stream

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
00095360017272062451414.jpg
View of the stream with amateur gold prospectors

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
08954700017272299777022.jpg
Searching for fluvial gold along the stream

Cervo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Sagliano Micca, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Biella, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Type:
Alluvials
Mindat Locality ID:
211711
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211711:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Alluvions aurifères du torrent Cerf, Province de Biella, Piémont, Italie
Italian:
Alluvioni aurifere del torrente Cervo, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italia


Cervo stream (Torrente Cervo) is one of the most important sites for the search of alluvial gold in the Po Plain. Alluvial gold deposits in fine sediments along the stream banks are located in the municipal territories of Campiglia Cervo (formerly San Paolo Cervo and Quittengo), Sagliano Micca, Tavigliano, Miagliano, Andorno Micca, Tollegno, and Biella (in the middle and lower valley of Cervo stream); Candelo, Vigliano Biellese, Cossato, Castelletto Cervo, and Gifflenga (in the plain).

In the Cervo stream gold alluvials (see the photos) very good gold nuggets with considerable size and weigth are found; nuggets weighing several grams are not uncommon.

At the Gold Museum of Zubiena (Biella province) various types of alluvial gold and the typical tools of the gold prospectors are exhibited.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
References:
Balbe, P. [Balbo, P.] (1784-85) Catalogue des rivières aurifères des états du Roi en terre ferme. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, Turin, 2 (1786, pt. 2), 414-418
Robilant, Nicolis de; Benoît, Esprit (1786) Essai géographique suivi d'une topographie souterraine, minéralogique et d'une docimasie des États de S.M. en terre ferme. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, 1. 191-304
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
Pipino, G. (1982) L'oro della Val Padana. Bollettino dell'Associazione Mineraria Subalpina, 19, 1-2, 101-117
Pipino G. (1984): Sulla possibilità di recuperare oro ed altri minerali dalle sabbie prodotte in Val Padana. Quarry and Construction, febbraio 1984, 30-34
Piana Agostinetti, P., Bergonzi, G., Cattin, M., Del Soldato, M., Gamberi, F.M., and Tizzoni, M. (1995) Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani, G., and Northover, J.P., (eds.), Prehistoric gold in Europe. Mines, metallurgy and manufacture. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pages 199-218
Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 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.
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Balbe, P. [Balbo, P.] (1784-85) Catalogue des rivières aurifères des états du Roi en terre ferme. Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, Turin, 2 (1786, pt. 2), 414-418
Robilant, Nicolis de; Benoît, Esprit (1786) Essai géographique suivi d'une topographie souterraine, minéralogique et d'une docimasie des États de S.M. en terre ferme. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, 1. 191-304
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
Pipino, G. (1982) L'oro della Val Padana. Bollettino dell'Associazione Mineraria Subalpina, 19, 1-2, 101-117
Pipino G. (1984): Sulla possibilità di recuperare oro ed altri minerali dalle sabbie prodotte in Val Padana. Quarry and Construction, febbraio 1984, 30-34
Piana Agostinetti, P., Bergonzi, G., Cattin, M., Del Soldato, M., Gamberi, F.M., and Tizzoni, M. (1995) Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani, G., and Northover, J.P., (eds.), Prehistoric gold in Europe. Mines, metallurgy and manufacture. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pages 199-218
Pipino, G. (2003) Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Edizioni Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
www.cercatoridoro.it (n.d.) http://www.cercatoridoro.it/
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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