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Pentlandite from
West slope Montzalet, Cogne Mines, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West slope Montzalet, Cogne Mines, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1290102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1290102:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘPraborna Mine, Servette-Chuc mining complex, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘOuille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘPonte del Diavolo (Ponte del Roch), Lanzo Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘLe Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘSanta Maria della Neve, Varisella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘRiffel Alp, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘMoiry Glacier, Moiry Valley, Grimentz, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘPointe du Tsaté, Moiry Valley, Grimentz, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘGrand-Praz Mine, Ayer, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
References
Toffolo, Luca; Nimis, Paolo; Martin, Silvana; Tumiati, Simone; Bach, Wolfgang (2017) The Cogne magnetite deposit (Western Alps, Italy): A Late Jurassic seafloor ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal system? Ore Geology Reviews, 83. 103-126 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.11.030
 
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