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Dora Baltea River gold alluvials, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Dora Baltea River gold alluvialsAlluvials
Vercelli ProvinceProvince
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Neighbouring regions:
Verolengo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Type:
Alluvials
Mindat Locality ID:
270691
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270691:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Alluvioni aurifere del fiume Dora Baltea, Provincia di Vercelli, Piemonte, Italia


Alluvial gold deposits in fine sediments along the banks of River Dora Baltea in the municipal territories of Moncrivello, Cigliano, and Saluggia.

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3 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:
Balbo P. (1784-85): Catalogue des rivières aurifères des états du Roi en terre ferme. Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Torino [Mém. Acad. R. Sci. Turin], 2 (1786, pt. 2), 414-418
Pipino G. (1982): L'oro della Val Padana. Boll. Ass. Min. 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., 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.
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 Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

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

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References

Balbo P. (1784-85): Catalogue des rivières aurifères des états du Roi en terre ferme. Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Torino [Mém. Acad. R. Sci. Turin], 2 (1786, pt. 2), 414-418
Pipino G. (1982): L'oro della Val Padana. Boll. Ass. Min. 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., 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.
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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