Nibbio Mine (Turrio Mine), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nibbio Mine (Turrio Mine) | Mine |
| Nibbio | Village |
| Mergozzo | Commune |
| Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province | Province |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
Nibbio Mine (Turrio Mine), Nibbio, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 59' 45'' North , 8° 23' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili Ticino | Viganello, Ticino | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
187814
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187814:4
GUID (UUID V4):
539f59a0-b9ba-4ba6-a2d8-64d8e4bee021
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di Nibbio (Miniera del Turrio), Mergozzo, Val d'Ossola, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Old Fe-Cu mine (with very minor Ni) located at Turrio (or Motto del Turrio), between the villages of Nibbio and Bettola.
It consists of just one short (exploration) adit with mainly pyrrhotite. The main ore mineral is pyrrhotite. The ore is hosted in "volcano-sedimentary" mineralizations later re-arranged under regional metamorphism (close to the transition from amphibolite to granulite facies). The host rocks belongs to the kinzingite series of the "Ivrea-Verbano Complex".
Calcite and magnetite are not related to the mine, they were found in the rock lying on the slopes around the mine.
Provided coordinates are approximate of some tens to hundreds of meters due to the difficulty in re-locating the site from satellite imagery. The mine is at the base of a huge cliff in correspondance with a vertical brown band of Fe hydroxides
Note: the name Nibbio mine has been improperly used by Scaini (1971) in his description of alunogen and other sulphates from the old mining works, located between the villages of Nibbio and Cuzzago, for which different names are or have been used (Cuzzago mine, Freva mine, Buèr mine, or Cuzzago and Nibbio mine) [see: http://www.mindat.org/loc-147145.html].
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
- Ivrea ZoneTerrane
Italy
- Piedmont
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
- Ossola ValleyValley
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
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