Val Segnara gold mines, Calasca-Castiglione, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Val Segnara gold mines | Group of Mines |
| Calasca-Castiglione | Commune |
| Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province | Province |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | Country |
Val Segnara gold mines, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 56' 55'' North , 8° 12' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Anzino | 109 (2014) | 5.9km |
| Forno | 211 (2014) | 6.2km |
| Bannio | 247 (2014) | 6.4km |
| Antrogna | 226 (2014) | 6.8km |
| Pontegrande | 133 (2014) | 6.9km |
Other Languages:
Italian:
Miniere d'oro della Val Segnara, Calasca-Castiglione, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Ancient gold workings located in the upper Val Segnara, mainly near Alpe del Lago and in the area of Alpe della Rossola-Cima di Capezzone (above Alpe di Cortevecchio).
The Alpe del Lago (or Alpe Lago) workings include some trenches and galleries in a subvertical quartz vein outcropping on the side of the creek above the Alp (coordinates of the Alp: 45.961055 N, 8.241527 E).
The Alpe della Rossola-Cima di Capezzone workings are located between 2000 and 2100 m, where some quartz veins crop out (the coordinates of the placeholder indicate the nearby small lake at ca. 2090 m). One of these workings was named "Miniera dei Cristalli", because of the presence of hyaline quartz crystals (Barelli, 1835; Jervis, 1873).
Other prospects were excavated at lower elevations at Vaud locality (near the Segnara stream) and near Alpe Agarè (or Alpe L'Agarè).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Gallery:
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 | Fe1-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 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' | - | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| 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 | Fe1-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 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Piedmont
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
- Anzasca ValleyValley
- Ossola ValleyValley
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
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