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Po River gold alluvials, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italyi
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Alluvial gold deposits in fine sediments along the banks of River Po.

Placers are mainly located in the municipal territories of Chivasso, San Sebastiano da Po, Lauriano, Monteu da Po, Verolengo, and Verrua Savoia.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
References:
Balbo P. (1784-85): Catalogue des rivières aurifères des états du Roi en terre ferme. Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Torino [Mém. Acad. R. Sci. Turin], 2 (1786, pt. 2), 414-418
Robilant, Nicolis de; Benoît, Esprit (1786) Essai géographique suivi d'une topographie souterraine, minéralogique et d'une docimasie des États de S.M. en terre ferme. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, 1. 191-304
Michelotti V. (1829): Sur la composition de l'or du Piémont. Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Torino, ser. 1, 35 (1831), 223-232
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1874) 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. 2 - Regione Dell'Appennino e Vucani attivi e spenti dipendentivi.
Pipino G. (1982): L'oro della Val Padana. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalpina, 19, 1-2, 101-117
Pipino G. (1984): Sulla possibilità di recuperare oro ed altri minerali dalle sabbie prodotte in Val Padana. Quarry and Construction, febbraio 1984, 30-34
Piana Agostinetti, P., Bergonzi, G., Cattin, M., Del Soldato, M., Gamberi, F.M., Tizzoni, M. (1995): Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani, G., Northover, J.P., (eds.), Prehistoric gold in Europe. Mines, metallurgy and manufacture. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pages 199-218
Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Balbo P. (1784-85): Catalogue des rivières aurifères des états du Roi en terre ferme. Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Torino [Mém. Acad. R. Sci. Turin], 2 (1786, pt. 2), 414-418
Robilant, Nicolis de; Benoît, Esprit (1786) Essai géographique suivi d'une topographie souterraine, minéralogique et d'une docimasie des États de S.M. en terre ferme. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, 1. 191-304
Michelotti V. (1829): Sur la composition de l'or du Piémont. Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Torino, ser. 1, 35 (1831), 223-232
Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.
Jervis, Guglielmo (1874) 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. 2 - Regione Dell'Appennino e Vucani attivi e spenti dipendentivi.
Pipino G. (1982): L'oro della Val Padana. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalpina, 19, 1-2, 101-117
Pipino G. (1984): Sulla possibilità di recuperare oro ed altri minerali dalle sabbie prodotte in Val Padana. Quarry and Construction, febbraio 1984, 30-34
Piana Agostinetti, P., Bergonzi, G., Cattin, M., Del Soldato, M., Gamberi, F.M., Tizzoni, M. (1995): Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani, G., Northover, J.P., (eds.), Prehistoric gold in Europe. Mines, metallurgy and manufacture. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pages 199-218
Pipino, G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
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