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Bellavista prospect (Bellavista Mine), Besano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Bellavista prospect (Bellavista Mine)Prospect
BesanoCommune
Varese ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 8° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
290361
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290361:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Ricerca Bellavista (Miniera Bellavista), Besano, Valceresio (Val Ceresio), Provincia di Varese, Lombardia, Italia


Pb-Zn prospect, consisting of just one shaft and one lower short adit, located to the east of Besano at 490 m a.s.l., on the left side of the little valley of Rio Ponticelli, at the western foot of Monte Orsa.

The Pb-Zn mineralisation is hosted in the upper part of the Anisic dolostone which underlays the Besano Formation (characterized by alternating layers of dolomite, bituminous shales and volcanic ashes).

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

Di Colbertaldo, D. (1967): Giacimenti minerari. Vol. 1: Giacimentologia generale e giacimenti di piombo-zinco (e argento). CEDAM, Padova, 383 pp.
Boscardin, M., De Michele, V., Scaini, G. (1970): Itinerari mineralogici della Lombardia. Natura, 61,1, 5-120; (as an updated monograph) 1972, Ed. Museo Civ. St. Nat. e Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat., Milano, 124 pp.
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