D'Agnolo, M. (1968) Manifestazioni uranifere nell'arco alpino occidentale. In: Atti del Symposium Internazionale sui Giacimenti Minerari delle Alpi, Trento-Mendola, 11-18 settembre 1966. Regione Trentino-Alto Adige e CCIA, Arti Grafiche Saturnia, Trento, Vol. 2, 279-287

Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.

ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As₂S₃

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.

ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)S₂

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Uraninite

Formula: UO₂

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Garavelli, C.L. (1962) Le costanti reticolari delle uraniniti italiane. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, serie A, 69, 1-52

Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Zippeite ?

Formula: K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O

Locality: Molaretto Prospect, Venaus, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Ravagnani, D. (1974): I giacimenti uraniferi italiani e i loro minerali. Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Ed., Milano, 188 pp.

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite var. Bravoite	2.EB.05a	(Fe,Ni)S₂
ⓘ		2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Orpiment	2.FA.30	As₂S₃
ⓘ	'Tennantite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Uraninite	4.DL.05	UO₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Zippeite ?	7.EC.05	K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Zippeite	K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂
O	ⓘ Zippeite	K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Zippeite	K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Zippeite	K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
As	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂
U	ⓘ Zippeite	K₃(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₃(OH) · 3H₂O

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