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Chalcopyrite from
Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:535975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:535975:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘPunta Chistafort, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘAsta Mine (Cima d'Asta Mine), Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘGias della Mera amphibolite lens, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘChiot Pamparà, Demonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMonte Matto, Terme di Valdieri, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPasso del Muraion, Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘPalla Mine, Aisone, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘLes Sagnes, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPagarì Refuge (Federici-Marchesini Refuge), Entracque, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘSalèse, Le Boréon, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Nice Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Parola, F., Ferrero, S., Summino, G., Summino, L., Bittarello, E., Antonazzo, I., Marengo, A., Ciriotti, M.E. (2023) La miniera inattiva di Lausetto in Valle Gesso (Cuneo, Piemonte) - Undici anni di ricerche mineralogiche. Micro: 21: 218-257. DOI 10.57635/MICRO.2023.21.8
Cevales, G. (1961): Il giacimento piombo-zincifero di Ruà presso Terme di Vinadio, Valle Stura di Demonte. L’Industria Mineraria, 12, 677-684
Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell’Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86 (4), 797-807.
Piccoli, G.C. (2002): Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo), 366 pp.
Parola, F. (2015): I minerali della Miniera del Lausetto in Valle Gesso (Cuneo). Tesi di laurea in Scienze Geologiche. Università degli Studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Torino, 47 pp.
 
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