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Locality Name:
Migiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 54899
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54899.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Migiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°58'49"N
Longitude: 8°22'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.980277777778,8.3713888888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCubaniteEpidote
FeldsparGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteMalachiteNatroliteNickelineNonePentlandite
PrehnitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScapoliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteValleriiteWurtzite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Meionite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)0451
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)0176
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O0265
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]0237



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