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Dora Morta, Cavaglià, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Dora MortaRiver (Paleo feature)
CavagliàCommune
Biella ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
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Type:
River (Paleo feature) - last checked 2022
Mindat Locality ID:
270656
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270656:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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Italian:
Dora Morta, Cavaglià, Provincia di Biella, Piemonte, Italia


Sand and gravel quarries to the south of Cavaglià along the eastern paleo-channel of the river Dora Baltea, locally known as Dora Morta.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ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ⓘ GoldAu

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References

Pipino, Giuseppe (1982) L'oro della Val Padana. Bollettino dell'Associazione Mineraria Subalpina, 19, 1-2, 101-117.
Pipino, Giuseppe (1984) Sulla possibilità di recuperare oro ed altri minerali dalle sabbie prodotte in Val Padana. Quarry and Construction, febbraio 1984, 30-34.
Pipino, Giuseppe (2003) Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
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