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Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy i
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Small entrance from the inside

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Main mining cavern

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Interior view

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Internal view

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Small entrance from the inside

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Main mining cavern

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Interior view

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Internal view

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Small entrance from the inside

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Main mining cavern

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

44° 15' 2'' North , 7° 21' 42'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Entracque	722 (2014)	3.1km
Valdieri	500 (2014)	4.1km
Festiona	132 (2014)	5.6km
Andonno	231 (2014)	7.3km
Roaschia	120 (2014)	7.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

55985

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:55985:5

GUID (UUID V4):

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Italian:

Miniera del Lausetto, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia

Old lead mine located at about 1000 m a.s.l. on the left side of Vallone del Lausetto, upstream of its confluence with Vallone dell’Alpetto. Vallone del Lausetto is a right tributary valley of the main Gesso della Valletta valley, situated in front of the village of San Lorenzo.

The vein system of this deposit mainly consists of an assemblage of baryte, fluorite, cerussite, galena and other sulfides (including pyrite, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite) and is embedded in gneiss of the Argentera crystalline massif, near the contact with the Mesozoic carbonate succession.

NOTE: Located in the national park “Alpi Marittime”.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Lead

Mineral List

ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite

66 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Parola, F., Ferrero, S., Summino, G., Summino, L., Bittarello, E., Antonazzo, I., Marengo, A., Ciriotti, M.E. (2023) La miniera inattiva di Lausetto in Valle Gesso (Cuneo, Piemonte) - Undici anni di ricerche mineralogiche. Micro: 21: 218-257. DOI 10.57635/MICRO.2023.21.8

ⓘ Aluminoceladonite

Formula: K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

References:

ⓘ Andalusite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

References:

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

References:

Parola, F. (2015): I minerali della Miniera del Lausetto in Valle Gesso (Cuneo). Tesi di laurea in Scienze Geologiche. Università degli Studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Torino, 47 pp.

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

ⓘ Aravaipaite

Formula: Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O

References:

Marco E. Ciriotti, Simone Ferrero, Franco Parola, Gianluca Armellino, Giuliano Summino, Erica Bittarello, Fabio Tosato, Ippazio Antonazzo, Sergio Pegoraro, Piero Brizio (2025) Rari alogenuri e altre novità dalla miniera dismessa di Lausetto, Valle Gesso, Cuneo, Piemonte: prime segnalazioni italiane di aravaipaite, elyite e fiedlerite. Micro, 23, 254-273.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Cevales, G. (1961): Il giacimento piombo-zincifero di Ruà presso Terme di Vinadio, Valle Stura di Demonte. L’Industria Mineraria, 12, 677-684

Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell’Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86 (4), 797-807.

Carraro, F., Dal Piaz, G.V., Franceschetti, B., Malaroda, R., Sturani, C., Zanella, E. (1970): Note illustrative alla Carta Geologica del Massiccio dell’Argentera alla scala 1:50.000 di R. Malaroda. Mem. Soc. Geol. Ital., 9, 557–663

Piccoli, G.C. (2002): Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo), 366 pp.

ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(CO₃)F

References:

ⓘ Berthierine

Formula: (Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄

References:

ⓘ 'Bindheimite'

Formula: Pb₂Sb₂O₆O

References:

ⓘ Calcioaravaipaite

Formula: PbCa₂AlF₉

References:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

ⓘ Caledonite

Formula: Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆

References:

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

References:

Piccoli, G.C. (1997): MInerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 366 pp.

ⓘ Cesàrolite

Formula: PbMn⁴⁺₃O₆(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Chalcophanite

Formula: ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇ · 3H₂O

References:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Cevales, G. (1961): Il giacimento piombo-zincifero di Ruà presso Terme di Vinadio, Valle Stura di Demonte. L’Industria Mineraria, 12, 677-684

Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell’Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86 (4), 797-807.

Piccoli, G.C. (2002): Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo), 366 pp.

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

References:

ⓘ Coronadite

Formula: Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆

References:

ⓘ Cryptomelane

Formula: K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆

References:

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

ⓘ Elyite

Formula: Pb₄Cu(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄ · H₂O

References:

ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite

Formula: K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Fiedlerite

Formula: Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O

References:

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

Piccoli, G.C. (1997): MInerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 366 pp.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

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 (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.

Cevales, G. (1961): Il giacimento piombo-zincifero di Ruà presso Terme di Vinadio, Valle Stura di Demonte. L’Industria Mineraria, 12, 677-684

Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell’Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86 (4), 797-807.

Piccoli, G.C. (2002): Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo), 366 pp.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Piccoli, G.C. (1997): MInerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 366 pp.

ⓘ Greenockite

Formula: CdS

References:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

ⓘ Hausmannite

Formula: Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄

References:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Piccoli, G.C. (1997): MInerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 366 pp.

ⓘ Hollandite

Formula: Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆

References:

ⓘ Laurelite

Formula: Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂

References:

ⓘ Leadhillite

Formula: Pb₄(CO₃)₂(SO₄)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Lepidocrocite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Litharge

Formula: PbO

References:

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

References:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

✪ Manganosite

Formula: MnO

Description: Small lamellar crystals grouped into rosettes.

References:

Parola, Franco (2015) I minerali della Miniera del Lausetto in Valle Gesso (Cuneo). Tesi di laurea in Scienze Geologiche. Università degli Studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Torino, 47 pp.

ⓘ Massicot

Formula: PbO

References:

ⓘ Matlockite

Formula: PbFCl

References:

Ciriotti, Marco E., Cámara, Fernando, Ferrero, Simone, Bracco, Roberto, Marengo, Alessandra, Bittarello, Erica (2020) Matlockite, ramsdellite, tschermigite e un’interessante soluzione solida gadolinite-datolite Y-dominante: prime segnalazioni per la provincia di Cuneo e per il Piemonte [Matlockite, ramsdellite, tschermigite and an interesting Y-dominant gadolinite-datolite solid solution: first reports from the province of Cuneo and Piedmont]. Micro, 18 (1). 30-45

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

References:

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

ⓘ Plattnerite

Formula: PbO₂

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell’Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86 (4), 797-807.

Piccoli, G.C. (2002): Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo), 366 pp.

ⓘ Pyrochroite

Formula: Mn(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

References:

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

References:

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

ⓘ Ramsdellite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

References:

ⓘ Romanèchite

Formula: (Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀

References:

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Giuliano Summino collection

ⓘ Schorl

Formula: NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

References:

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

References:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Mariani & Scaini, 1978. I minerali d'Italia. Rizzoli Ed., Milano

Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell’Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86 (4), 797-807.

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

References:

ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

Ciriotti, Marco E., Parola, Franco, Ferrero, Simone, Summino, Giuliano, Cámara, Fernando, Comba, Paolo Giovanni, Marengo, Alessandra, Bittarello, Erica, Bracco, Roberto (2021) Alunite ricca in Fe3+ e volborthite da due località cuneesi: primi ritrovamenti per il Piemonte [Fe3+-rich alunite and volborthite from two Cuneo locations: first findings for Piedmont]. Micro, 19 (2). 66-95

ⓘ Todorokite

Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O

References:

Simone Ferrero collection.

Simone Ferrero find & collection

ⓘ Woodwardite

Formula: Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O

References:

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO₄)

References:

Gallery:

PbOⓘ Massicot

Massicot

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Massicot

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Massicot

Lausetto Mine, San Lorenzo, Valdieri, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Greenockite	2.CB.45	CdS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
ⓘ	Calcioaravaipaite	3.AB.37	PbCa₂AlF₉
ⓘ	Aravaipaite	3.BB.35	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O
ⓘ	Fiedlerite	3.DC.10	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O
ⓘ	Laurelite	3.DC.20	Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂
ⓘ	Matlockite	3.DC.25	PbFCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Manganosite	4.AB.25	MnO
ⓘ	Litharge	4.AC.20	PbO
ⓘ	Massicot	4.AC.25	PbO
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hausmannite	4.BB.10	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Plattnerite	4.DB.05	PbO₂
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Ramsdellite	4.DB.15a	Mn⁴⁺O₂
ⓘ	'Bindheimite'	4.DH.20	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
ⓘ	Coronadite	4.DK.05a	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆
ⓘ	Cryptomelane	4.DK.05a	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆
ⓘ	Hollandite	4.DK.05a	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆
ⓘ	Romanèchite	4.DK.10	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
ⓘ	Todorokite	4.DK.10	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
ⓘ	Pyrochroite	4.FE.05	Mn(OH)₂
ⓘ	Lepidocrocite	4.FE.15	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Cesàrolite	4.FG.10	PbMn⁴⁺₃O₆(OH)₂
ⓘ	Chalcophanite	4.FL.20	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇ · 3H₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Bastnäsite-(Ce)	5.BD.20a	Ce(CO₃)F
ⓘ	Leadhillite	5.BF.40	Pb₄(CO₃)₂(SO₄)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Caledonite	7.BC.50	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Linarite	7.BC.65	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Woodwardite	7.DD.35	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O
ⓘ	Elyite	7.DF.65	Pb₄Cu(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
ⓘ	Wulfenite	7.GA.05	Pb(MoO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Mimetite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Pyromorphite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andalusite	9.AF.10	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Schorl	9.CK.05	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Pyrophyllite	9.EC.10	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Aluminoceladonite	9.EC.15	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Ferroaluminoceladonite	9.EC.15	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Dickite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Berthierine	9.ED.15	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Aravaipaite	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Berthierine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Cesàrolite	PbMn₃⁴⁺O₆(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chalcophanite	ZnMn₃⁴⁺O₇ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Elyite	Pb₄Cu(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Leadhillite	Pb₄(CO₃)₂(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pyrochroite	Mn(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
H	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
H	ⓘ Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)	Ce(CO₃)F
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Leadhillite	Pb₄(CO₃)₂(SO₄)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Aravaipaite	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)	Ce(CO₃)F
O	ⓘ Berthierine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Cesàrolite	PbMn₃⁴⁺O₆(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Chalcophanite	ZnMn₃⁴⁺O₇ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Coronadite	Pb(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Cryptomelane	K(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Elyite	Pb₄Cu(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Leadhillite	Pb₄(CO₃)₂(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Litharge	PbO
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Manganosite	MnO
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Massicot	PbO
O	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Plattnerite	PbO₂
O	ⓘ Pyrochroite	Mn(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
O	ⓘ Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
O	ⓘ Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Aravaipaite	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O
F	ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)	Ce(CO₃)F
F	ⓘ Calcioaravaipaite	PbCa₂AlF₉
F	ⓘ Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Laurelite	Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂
F	ⓘ Matlockite	PbFCl
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Aravaipaite	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Berthierine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Calcioaravaipaite	PbCa₂AlF₉
Al	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Berthierine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Elyite	Pb₄Cu(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Leadhillite	Pb₄(CO₃)₂(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
S	ⓘ Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Laurelite	Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂
Cl	ⓘ Matlockite	PbFCl
Cl	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Cryptomelane	K(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
K	ⓘ Aluminoceladonite	K(MgAl◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcioaravaipaite	PbCa₂AlF₉
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Cesàrolite	PbMn₃⁴⁺O₆(OH)₂
Mn	ⓘ Chalcophanite	ZnMn₃⁴⁺O₇ · 3H₂O
Mn	ⓘ Coronadite	Pb(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Cryptomelane	K(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn₂³⁺O₄
Mn	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Manganosite	MnO
Mn	ⓘ Pyrochroite	Mn(OH)₂
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
Mn	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Berthierine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Ferroaluminoceladonite	K(Fe²⁺Al◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Elyite	Pb₄Cu(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Chalcophanite	ZnMn₃⁴⁺O₇ · 3H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Cd	Cadmium
Cd	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Fe)	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Ba	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
Ba	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)	Ce(CO₃)F
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Aravaipaite	Pb₃AlF₉ · H₂O
Pb	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Pb	ⓘ Calcioaravaipaite	PbCa₂AlF₉
Pb	ⓘ Caledonite	Pb₅Cu₂(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Cesàrolite	PbMn₃⁴⁺O₆(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Coronadite	Pb(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Pb	ⓘ Elyite	Pb₄Cu(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄ · H₂O
Pb	ⓘ Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Laurelite	Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂
Pb	ⓘ Leadhillite	Pb₄(CO₃)₂(SO₄)(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Litharge	PbO
Pb	ⓘ Massicot	PbO
Pb	ⓘ Matlockite	PbFCl
Pb	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Plattnerite	PbO₂
Pb	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)

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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

Huttenlocher, Heinrich Ferdinand (1934) Die Erzlagerstättenzonen der Westalpen. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 14, 22-149; Beiträge zur Geologie der Schweiz, Geotechnische Serie, Kleinere Mitteilungen, 4, 149 pp.

Cevales, Giacomo (1961) Il giacimento piombo-zincifero di Ruà presso Terme di Vinadio, Valle Stura di Demonte. L’Industria Mineraria, 12, 677-684.

Martina, E. (1967) Le mineralizzazioni del Massiccio dell’Argentera (Alpi Marittime). Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 86 (4), 797-807.

Carraro, Francesco, Dal Piaz, Giorgio Vittorio, Franceschetti, Bortolo, Malaroda, Roberto, Sturani, Carlo, and Zanella, Eugenio (1970) Note illustrative alla Carta Geologica del Massiccio dell’Argentera alla scala 1:50.000 di R. Malaroda. Memorie della Società Geologica Italiana, 9, 557–663

Piccoli, Gian Carlo (2002) Minerali delle Alpi Marittime e Cozie Provincia di Cuneo. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, L'Artistica Savigliano, Savigliano (Cuneo), 362 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.

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