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Chalcopyrite from
Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:610000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:610000:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘIsola Mine, Vocca, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘBalma Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘPennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘFei di Doccio, Quarona, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘRavinella di Sotto Mine, Forno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘAlpe Colle Superiore Mine (Croso dell'Acqua), Luzzogno, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘAlzo, Pella, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘVal Toppa Mine, Marmazza Valley (Toppa Valley), Pieve Vergonte, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘCani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
• Bertolani, M. (1952). Studio microscopico a luce riflessa sui minerali dei giacimenti cupro-nicheliferi della Valsesia. Rendiconti della Società Mineralogica Italiana, 8, 67-86.
Sessa, G.; Moroni, M.; Tumiati, S.; Caruso, S.; Fiorentini, M.L. (2017) Ni-Fe-Cu-PGE ore deposition driven by metasomatic fluids and melt-rock reactions in the deep crust: The ultramafic pipe of Valmaggia, Ivrea-Verbano, Italy. Ore Geology Reviews, 90. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2017.05.028
Clark, Shelby Leann (2024) Fe-Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Transport Mechanisms and Carbon-Sulfur Interactions in Lower Crustal Magmatic Settings: A Study From the Valmaggia Ultramafic Pipe, Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Italy. Missouri University of Science.
 
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