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Brusimpiano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Symplesite, etc.

Brusimpiano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Symplesite, etc.

Brusimpiano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Brusimpiano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Lake Lugano, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Marzio, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Brusimpiano956 (2014)
Ardena108 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
246454
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246454:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Brusimpiano, Varèse, Lombardie, Italie
German:
Brusimpiano, Provinz Varese, Lombardei, Italien
Italian:
Brusimpiano, Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Russian:
Брузимпьяно, Варезе, Ломбардия, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
布鲁辛皮亚诺, 瓦雷澤, 伦巴第, 意大利
Spanish:
Brusimpiano, provincia de Varese, Lombardía, Italia
Afrikaans:
Brusimpiano, Lombardye, Italië
Arabic:
بروسيمبيانو, مقاطعة فاريزي, لومبارديا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Բրուզիմպիանո, Վարեզե, Լոմբարդիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Brusimpiano, Vareseko probintzia, Lombardia, Italia
Belarusian:
Брузімп'яна, правінцыя Варэзэ, Ламбардыя, Італія
Bulgarian:
Брузимпиано, Варезе, Ломбардия, Италия
Catalan:
Brusimpiano, província de Varese, Llombardia, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Brusimpiano, Provincia di Varese, Lombardia, Italya
Chechen:
Брузимпьяно, Ломбарди, Итали
Dutch:
Brusimpiano, Varese , Lombardije, Italië
Esperanto:
Brusimpiano, Provinco Varese, Lombardio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
بروزیمپیانو, استان ورزه, لمباردی, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Brusimpiano, Varese megye, Lombardia, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Brusimpiano, Provinsi Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Japanese:
ブルジンピアーノ, ヴァレーゼ県, ロンバルディア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Брузимпьяно, Ломбардия, Италия
Latin:
Brusinum Planum, Provincia Baretiensis, Langobardia (Longobardia), Italia
Lombard:
Brusin, Pruvincia de Vares, Lumbardia (Lombardéa), Italia
Malay:
Brusimpiano, Wilayah Varese, Lombardy, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Brusimpiano, Varese Séng, Lombardia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Brusimpiano, Pruvincia 'e Varese, Lummardìa, Italia
Occitan:
Brusimpiano, Província de Varese, Lombardia, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Brusimpiano, Provincia ëd Varèis, Lombardìa, Italia
Polish:
Brusimpiano, prowincja Varese, Lombardia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Brusimpiano, Varese , Lombardia, Itália
Romanian:
Brusimpiano, Provincia Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Scots:
Brusimpiano, Province o Varese, Lombardy, Italy
Serbian:
Brusimpiano, Варезе , Ломбардија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Brusimpiano, Varese , Lombardija, Italija
Sicilian:
Brusimpiano, Pruvincia di Varesi, Lummardìa, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
بروزیمپیانو, لومباردیا, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Brusimpiano, Varese , Lombardiet, Italien
Tagalog:
Brusimpiano, Varese, Lombardy, Italya
Tarantino:
Brusimpiano, Provinge de Varese, Lombardie, Itaglie
Tatar:
Брузимпьяно, Ломбардия, Италия
Turkish:
Brusimpiano, Varese ili, Lombardiya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Брузімп'яно, Варезе , Ломбардія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Brusimpiano, Varese, Italiya
Venetian:
Brusimpiano, Provincia de Varexe, Łonbardia, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Brusimpiano, Varese, Lombardia, Ý
Volapük:
Brusimpiano, Litaliyän
Waray:
Brusimpiano, Varese, Lombardiya, Italya


Pb-Zn-Cu mineralization in baryte-fluorite veins in Permian granophyre, SW of Brusimpiano. A lead mine has been intermittently operating from 1859 to 1865.

A short prospecting adit and some trenches were excavated ("Roncate" prospecting permit) in the period 1953-1954 on the right side of Rio Trallo, at an elevation of 325 m a.s.l. Some samples, consisting of arsenopyrite-löllingite nodules with alteration minerals, were collected at the beginning of the nineties from a fault near the top of the prospect workings. These workings are no longer accessible due to a landslide; a retaining wall with a rock protection net is nowadays the only identificative element of this site.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Segnitite
Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Symplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘLöllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘSegnitite8.BL.10PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘSymplesite8.CE.45Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘPharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
KPotassium
Kⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ LöllingiteFeAs2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Feⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ LöllingiteFeAs2
Asⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Asⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Asⓘ SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brusimpiano
Wikidata ID:Q40553
GeoNames ID:3181469


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References

Francfort, E. (1859): Relazione del 22 Giugno 1858 e rapporto del 1 Gennaio 1859 sulla miniera di galena argentifera di Brusimpiano - Provincia di Como in Lombardia. Tipografia Vercellini, Pallanza, 14 pp. + 4 tav.
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.
Köppel, V. (1966): Die Vererzungen im insubrischen Kristallin des Malcantone (Tessin). Beiträge Geol. Schweiz, Geotechn. Ser. 40, 123 pp.
Baratti, L., Di Colbertaldo, D. (1969): Il giacimento di piombo argentifero di Brusimpiano (Varese). Rend. Ist. Lombardo Sci. Lett., 103, 346-371.
Candela, A. (2008): Ricerche di archeologia mineraria nell'area occidentale delle Prealpi Lombarde: scenari di conservazione e riqualificazione del "paesaggio culturale". Archeologia Postmedievale, 12, 67-96.
Gentile, P., Vignola, P. (2012): Gli arseniati di Brusimpiano (VA). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 36, 3 (3-2012), 158-164.
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