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Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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View of the Oltre il Colle lead-zinc mining area, ca. 1976.

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Smithsonite, etc.

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Plattnerite

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
05823580017272081819835.jpg
View of the Oltre il Colle lead-zinc mining area, ca. 1976.

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
01402130017272081822933.jpg
Smithsonite, etc.

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
07847190017272081828235.jpg
Plattnerite

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
05823580017272081819835.jpg
View of the Oltre il Colle lead-zinc mining area, ca. 1976.

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
01402130017272081822933.jpg
Smithsonite, etc.

Zambla Mine, Oltre il Colle, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 9° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
55979
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55979:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di Zambla, Oltre il Colle, Val Brembana, Bergamo, Lombardia, Italia


Pb-Zn mines.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ 'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
PbLead
Pbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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References

https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Italien/Lombardei%20%28Lombardia%29%2C%20Region/Bergamo%2C%20Provinz/Brembana-Tal/Oltre%20il%20Colle/Miniera%20di%20Zambla
https://lombardiarchivi.servizirl.it/groups/AdV/fonds/106489/units/1270843
https://asbergamo.cultura.gov.it/fileadmin/risorse/Inventari/Distretto_minerario_di_Bergamo._Miniere_di_Gorno.pdf
Appiani R., Bogni G., Gentile P., Vignola P. and Gruppo Orobico Minerali (1993): Le miniere di zinco della Val Brembana (1° Parte). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 16 (3): 133-152.
Appiani R., Bogni G., Gentile P., Vignola P. and Gruppo Orobico Minerali (1994): Le miniere di zinco della Val Brembana (2° Parte). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 17 (1): 33-44.
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