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Pentlandite from
San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1349907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1349907:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘSanta Maria della Neve, Varisella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘPonte del Diavolo (Ponte del Roch), Lanzo Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘPoggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘPiasco serpentinite quarry (S.P.E.M.E. Quarry; Piasco Mine), Piasco, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘOuille du Midi, Bonneval-sur-Arc, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘLe Coin, Bessans, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-RhÃīne-Alpes, France
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘAuriol Mine, Casteldelfino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘChenaillet Pass (Col du Chenaillet), CerviÃĻres, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-CÃīte d'Azur, France
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘLe Cristillan ravine, Ceillac, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-CÃīte d'Azur, France
69.3km (43.0 miles) ⓘWest slope Montzalet, Cogne Mines, Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
Zucchetti, S. (1968) Mineralizzazioni nichelifere a ferro-nichel nativo e solfuri nel giacimento asbestifero di Sampeyre (Cuneo) ed in altre serpentiniti alpine. Bollettino dell'Asssociazione Mineraria Subalpina, 5, 1-2, 106-120
 
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