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Südtirol Autonomous Region
Italy Country

Regional Level Types
Borromeo Refuge	Refuge (Former)
Martell (Martello)	Commune
Vinschgau (Val Venosta)	District
South Tyrol	Autonomous Province
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol	Autonomous Region
Italy	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

46° 29' 26'' North , 10° 41' 28'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

46.49059,10.69132

GRN:

N31E06

Type:

Refuge (Former) - last checked 2022

Köppen climate type:

ET : Tundra

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Solda	333 (2014)	8.8km
Ganda	183 (2014)	9.8km
Meiern	247 (2014)	10.8km
Piazzola	210 (2014)	13.6km
Santa Gertrude	158 (2014)	13.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

123253

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:123253:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Rifugio Borromeo, Val Martello, Gruppo dell'Ortles-Cevedale (Ortler-Cevedale-Gruppe), Bolzano (Sud Tirolo; Südtirol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia

A pyrite-rich, polymetallic, stratiform ore mineralization occurs at Rifugio Borromeo in the upper Martello Valley. It is closely associated with two adjacent, but lithologically different horizons (quartzites and chlorite-bearing phyllites) in the phyllites of Venosta Valley Austroalpine basement (Casari, 1986).
Both horizons is very rich in Co and As.

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ⓘ var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ Sphalerite

ⓘ Willyamite

7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Phyllite

ⓘ Quartzite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Casari, L. (1986): Cobalt pyrite ores in the upper Martello Valley (Alto Adige, northern Italy). Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 41(1), 15-23.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Casari, L. (1986): Cobalt pyrite ores in the upper Martello Valley (Alto Adige, northern Italy). Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 41(1), 15-23.

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

ⓘ Hedleyite

Formula: Bi₇Te₃

References:

Casari, L. (1986): Cobalt pyrite ores in the upper Martello Valley (Alto Adige, northern Italy). Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 41(1), 15-23.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite

Formula: (Fe,Co)S₂

References:

Casari, L. (1986): Cobalt pyrite ores in the upper Martello Valley (Alto Adige, northern Italy). Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 41(1), 15-23.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

ⓘ Willyamite

Formula: CoSbS

References:

Casari, L. (1986): Cobalt pyrite ores in the upper Martello Valley (Alto Adige, northern Italy). Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 41(1), 15-23.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Hedleyite	2.DC.05	Bi₇Te₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	2.EB.05a	(Fe,Co)S₂
ⓘ	Willyamite	2.EB.25	CoSbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Willyamite	CoSbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Co)S₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Co)S₂
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Willyamite	CoSbS
Co	ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Co)S₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Willyamite	CoSbS
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Hedleyite	Bi₇Te₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Hedleyite	Bi₇Te₃

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Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- South Tyrol
  - Vinschgau Valley (Venosta Valley)Valley

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References

Casari, L. (1986): Cobalt pyrite ores in the upper Martello Valley (Alto Adige, northern Italy). Rendiconti della Societa Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 41(1), 15-23.

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

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