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Balma Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Balma Mine- not defined -
Campello MontiHamlet
ValstronaCommune
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ProvinceProvince
PiedmontRegion
ItalyCountry

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View of the mine entrance

Balma Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
09452040017272357295654.jpg
View of the mine entrance

Balma Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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View of the mine entrance

Balma Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 55' 7'' North , 8° 14' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.91883,8.24226
GRN:
N31E05
Deposit first discovered:
1865
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Forno211 (2014)4.1km
Massiola119 (2014)6.1km
Fornero191 (2014)7.1km
Luzzogno402 (2014)7.9km
Valstrona1,270 (2012)7.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
307228
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307228:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Miniera di Balma , Campello Monti, Valstrona, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia


Old nickel mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Rheniite ?
Formula: ReS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘMerenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘRheniite ?2.EB.35ReS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ RheniiteReS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Teⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
ReRhenium
Reⓘ RheniiteReS2

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References

Zanoletti, Enrico (2001) Le miniere di nichel di Campello Monti. Labirinti, 20: 54-62; http://www.geoexplora.net/uploads/9/3/4/6/9346359/le_miniere_di_nichel_di_campello_monti_e.z.-labirinti_2000.pdf
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