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.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

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.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Segnara stream gold alluvials, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'

Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

Locality: Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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ⓘ Stellerite

Formula: Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O

Locality: Castiglione d'Ossola, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

References:

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.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Stellerite	9.GE.15	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Rhombohedral Carbonate'	-	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
O	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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