Alluvial gold deposits in fine sediments along the right and left banks of River Ticino, mainly derived from primary deposits of the Monte Rosa gold district and Malcantone.

Placers, where gold was panned since ancient times, are located in the municipal territories of Cassolnovo, Vigevano, Bereguardo, Torre d'Isola, Zerbolò, Pavia (from 1757 to 1883 the rural territory outside the city walls was part of the former municipality of Corpi Santi), and Travacò Siccomario.

The average composition of gold is: 90.6 wt% Au, 7.0 wt% Ag, 2.4 wt% other metals.

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ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

5 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Balsamo Crivelli, G. (1864) Notizie sovra i prodotti minerali della Provincia di Pavia. Notizie naturali e chimico-agronomiche sulla Provincia di Pavia, Tipografia in Ditta Eredi Bizzoni, Pavia, 1-40

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. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

ⓘ 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

Bossi, L. (1804-05) Observations sur l'or natif en paillettes, que l'on trouve dans les sables (Lues le 18 germinal an 12). Mémoires de l’Académie Impérial des Sciences, Littérature et Beaux-Arts de Turin, pour les années XII et XIII. Sciences Physiques et Mathématiques, an XIII-1805, 270-285

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.

Magistretti, L. (1943) L'oro del Ticino. Rendiconti della Società Mineralogica Italiana, 3, 124-138

Ottenziali, L., Fossati, D., Padovan, D., Presbitero, M., Mannucci, G., Gramaccioli, C.M., Gentile, P., Scaini, G., De Michele, V. (1992) Natura in Lombardia. I minerali. Regione Lombardia, Giunta Regionale - Ecologia, Milano, 223 pp.

Piana Agostinetti, P., Bergonzi, G., Cattin, M., Del Soldato, M., Gamberi, F.M., Tizzoni, M. (1995): Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani, G., 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.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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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

Magistretti, L. (1943) L'oro del Ticino. Rendiconti della Società Mineralogica Italiana, 3, 124-138

Pipino, G. (2000) L'oro del Ticino e la sua storia. Bollettino Storico per la Provincia di Novara, 93, 1, 89-184.

Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

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