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


Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valmaggia, Cravagliana, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:610001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:610001:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘPennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘFreva Mine (Cuzzago Mine; Buèr Mine; Cuzzago & Nibbio Mine), Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.3km (14.4 miles) ⓘCirla Quarry (Monte Camoscio Quarry; Camoscio Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘSan Pietro Quarry (San Pietro Oratory), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘAlpe Machetto Mine, Cascine Machetto, Quittengo, Campiglia Cervo, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘNibbio Mine (Turrio Mine), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, 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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