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Native Gold from
Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy


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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Native Gold

Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Locality type:Alluvials
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elvo stream gold alluvials, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256660:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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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.
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.
Sella A. (1891): Sur la presénce du nickel natif dans les sables du torrent Elvo, près de Biella (Piémont). C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 112, 171-173
Pipino G. (1982): L'oro della Val Padana. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalpina, 19, 1-2, 101-117
Pipino G. (1984): Sulla possibilità di recuperare oro ed altri minerali dalle sabbie prodotte in Val Padana. Quarry and Construction, febbraio 1984, 30-34
Piana Agostinetti, P., Bergonzi, G., Cattin, M., Del Soldato, M., Gamberi, F.M., Tizzoni, M. (1995): Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani, G., Northover, J.P., (eds.), Prehistoric gold in Europe. Mines, metallurgy and manufacture. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pages 199-218
Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
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.
 
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