 | | Journal (issue) | | COLLECTIONS IN ITALY WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FEDERICO PEZZOTTA CURATOR OF MINERALOGY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY...JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 2011 PRIVATE MINERAL COLLECTIONS IN ITALY Participating Collectors: Marco Amabili Silvia...Aragonite, 25 cm Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Adalberto Giazotto collection...hold. In this photographic showcase we display some of the mineral specimens that best reflect our individual...proposal for this publication was circulated by a group of four collectors (listed below) who volunteered to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization in the iron skarn deposit of Traversella (Western Alps, Italy) P. NIMIS1,*, L. DALLA COSTA2 1 2...Padua, Italy Amici Museo "G. Zannato", Piazza Marconi, 15, 36075 Montecchio Maggiore (VI), Italy Museo...Università di Padova, via Giotto 1, 35121 Padua, Italy [Received 18 April 2013; Accepted November 2013;...mineralization from the iron skarns of the Traversella magnetite mine (Western Alps, Italy) was studied by reflected-light...found in carbonate-chlorite-rich rocks at the margins of the main magnetite masses, where it forms disseminations |  | | Report (issue) | | = 11.5° (β acute). Pleochroism: Weak; X = medium gold/brown, Y = dark brown/black, Z = dark gray. Absorption:...X-ray Powder Pattern: Traversella iron mine, Val Chiusella, Ivrea, Piemonte, Italy. 8.493 (100), 2.728...86 100.00 (1) Traversella iron mine, Val Chiusella, Ivrea, Piemonte, Italy; average of 10 electron microprobe...Distribution: From the Traversella iron mine, Val Chiusella, Ivrea, Piemonte, Italy. Name: Signifies an...an amphibole in the compositional range of hornblende with essential Fe2+ > Fe3+ and in the C structural |  | Gatta, G. D., Merlini, Marco, Rotiroti, Nicola, Curetti, Nadia, Pavese, Alessandro (2011) On the crystal chemistry and elastic behavior of a phlogopite 3T. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 38 (8) 655-664 doi:10.1007/s00269-011-0438-z | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PAPER On the crystal chemistry and elastic behavior of a phlogopite 3T G. D. Gatta • Marco Merlini • Nicola...to 9 GPa of a natural, and extremely rare, 3T-phlogopite from Traversella (Valchiusella, Turin, Western...octahedral sites, and the average bond distances of the two unique tetrahedra suggesting a disordered...hT2-Oi * 1.656 Å). The location of the H-site confirms the orientation of the O–H vector nearly perpendicular...Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00269-011-0438-z) contains |  | Oberti, Roberta, Boiocchi, Massimo, Hawthorne, Frank C., Ball, Neil A., Cámara, Fernando, Pagano, Renato, Pagano, Adriana (2016) Ferro-ferri-hornblende from the Traversella mine (Ivrea, Italy): occurrence, mineral description and crystal-chemistry. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (7) 1233-1242 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.060 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1233–1242 Ferro-ferri-hornblende from the Traversella mine (Ivrea, Italy): occurrence, mineral description and...Georisorse, UOS Pavia, via Ferrata 1, I-27100 Pavia, Italy Centro Grandi Strumenti, Università degli Studi...Bassi 21, I-27100 Pavia, Italy Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB...I-10125 Torino, Italy CrisDi, Interdepartmental Centre for the Research and Development of Crystallography...Giuria 5, I-10125, Torino, Italy Casella Postale 37, Cinisello (Mi), Italy [Received 16 August 2015; Accepted |  | | Book | | THE WORLD OF NATI In full color — an introduction to the reernn reste) beauty and structure of our worlds... THE WORLD MINER’ 2 | Adapted fre” ——__.afian of Vincenz. < Michele In the Earth’s crust lie numerous...easily accessible, some deeply concealed — which are of considerable value to man. They differ in their structure...individual species of mineral, which will be of value and interest to students of the subject, while...the beauty of the mineral kingdom. The foreword is by Dr G. F. Claringbull, formerly Keeper of Mineralogy |  | | Report (issue) | | gray, brown, pale yellow, yellow-orange, pale shades of orange, red, green; may be compositionally color...with powellite. Occurrence: Typically a component of contact-metamorphic tactite; in high-temperature...tremolite (tactite). Distribution: An important ore of tungsten, with many localities. Some for fine and...crystals include: from Sweden, at the Bispberg iron mine, near Säter, Dalarne. In Germany, from Altenberg... From Traversella, Piedmont, Italy. At Tenkergin, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. In the Natas mine, about |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Reviews—Geology of Traversella. THE IGNEOUS ROCKS, PYROMETAMORPHISM AND ORE DEPOSITION AT TRAVERSELLA, PIEDMONT...PIEDMONT, ITALY. By W. Q. Kennedy. Bull. Suisse de Mineral, et Petrogr. = Schweiz. Mineralog. u. Petrogr...interesting study of the petrography of the well-*- known mineral locality of Traversella, whence many fine...Sesia Lanzo zone of Alpine tectonics, which is considered to represent the roots of the Dent Blanche...have been invaded by an igneous mass, of post-Alpine age, mainly of quartz-dioritic character, belonging |  | | Report (issue) | | chalcopyrite below about 200 ◦ C–210 ◦ C. A rare constituent of some carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Association:...Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona; from Prince William Sound, Alaska. In the Strathcona mine, Sudbury...Kalkugnstorp, 70 km west of Stockholm. From Virtasalm, Finland. At Traversella, Piedmont, Italy. In Brazil, in...in the Morro Velho gold mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais. At Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. From..., H. Berman, and C. Frondel (1944) Dana’s system of mineralogy, (7th edition), v. I, 243–246. (2) Cabri |  | | Report (issue) | | (2) 89.86 10.14 Total 100.67 100.00 (1) Eleonore mine, Mt. Dünsberg, Germany. (2) FeO(OH). Polymorphism...goethite. Occurrence: A weathering or oxidation product of other iron-bearing minerals, in soils and mineral... At Přı́bram, Czech Republic. From Traversella, Piedmont, Italy. At the Great Retallack and Gravel Hill...Perranzabuloe, and the Trewethen mine, St. Kew, Cornwall, England. From the Kochbulak gold deposit, Chatkal-Kuramin...Co., and other localities; from the Iron Mountain mine, Shasta Co., California; at Bisbee, Cochise Co. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CATHODOLUMINESCENCE AND THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SCHEELITE FROM GEOLOGICALLY DIVERSE ORE-DEPOSIT ENVIRONMENTS...MCDONALD, AND DANIEL J. KONTAK Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey...2C6, Canada M. BETH MCCLENAGHAN Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8...(CL) response and chemical composition of scheelite from a variety of oredeposit settings (e.g., orogenic...detailed study concentrates on five samples of scheelite from a range of ore-deposit settings, including orogenic |  | | Report (issue) | | Point Group: 3. Crystals typically combinations of {1011} and {1120}, tabular on {0001}, many minor...metasomatism of limestone; a primary phase in hypersaline sedimentary environments; a major component of some...for fine examples include: in Italy, from Traversella and Brosso, Piedmont. Exceptional crystals from Eugui...crystals from Brumado, Bahia, and in the Morro Velho gold mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. At Naica, Chihuahua...naturalist, who contributed to early descriptions of the species in dolostone. References: (1) Palache |  | | Book | | Mineral Museums of Europe Burchard • Bode . Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster...the landmark of this famous gem town. U Irich Burchard • Rainer Bode Mineral Museums of Europe '...ff/~/? • /"'--:7]'fi ' The mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens...displayed m baroque furniture. Mineral Museums of Europe Text by Ulrich Burchard Photos by Rainer Bode...Distributor: Mineralogical Record P. 0. Box 1656 Carson City, NV 89702, USA N. Bariand 90/91; British Museum |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JOURNAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2II memories which bound them to him. He then recalled...traditions, where one could gather and hold a circle of friends, such as he now saw around him. On Sunday...leadership of Professor Pfeiffer, held a jubilee meeting in the splendidly decorated hall of the Weimar...organization had sent out invitations to a wide circle of guests, and the hall was well filled. After a musical...spoke at length of the history, purposes and aims of the foundation. It possesses a number of buildings, mostly |  | Bindi, Luca, Biagioni, Cristian, Martini, Bruno, Salvetti, Adrio, Fontana, Giovanni Dalla, Taronna, Massimo, Ciriotti, Marco E. (2016) Tavagnascoite, Bi4O4(SO4)(OH)2, a new oxyhydroxy bismuth sulfate related to klebelsbergite. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (4) 647-657 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.010 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, I-50121 Firenze, Italy Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università...I-56126 Pisa, Italy Associazione Micro-mineralogica Italiana, Via Gioconda 3, I-26100 Cremona, Italy [Received...Pb-Bi-Zn-As-Fe-Cu ore district of Tavagnasco, Turin, Piedmont, Italy. It occurs as blocky, colourless...alteration of a bismuthinite ± Bi-sulfosalt assemblage. Electron microprobe analyses gave (average of three... SO3 8.46, H2Ocalc 1.77, sum 98.31. On the basis of 10 O apfu, the chemical formula is (Bi3.74Pb0.10Sb0 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 0 ROBERT B. COOK Department of Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 CUMNITE...microscopy, is one of these. It is an important ore mineral in the famous Cu-Ni deposits of Sudbury, Ontario...Ontario, and has probably been seen by most of us unknowingly as we examined sulfide-rich specimens dominated...developed cubanite crystals from the Henderson No. 2 mine in the Chibougamau mining district, Quebec, Canada...and (130) “parting”). It has a hardness of 3.5 and a density of 4.1 and is strongly magnetic. Cubanite |  | | | | WORLD OF NATURE | In full colour-an introduction to the composition, beauty and structure of our worlds...easily accessible, some deeply concealed—which are of considerable value to man. They differ in their structure...individual species of mineral, which will be of value and interest to students of the subject, while...the beauty of the mineral kingdom. The foreword is by Dr G. F. Claringbull, formerly Keeper of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History) and now Director of that museum. As he points out, there are not many |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1990 The nature of the fluids associated with the Monte Rosa gold district, NW Alps, Italy P. Lattanzi Dipartimento...di Firenze, via G. La Pira 4, 1-50121 Firenze, Italy Received: December 11, 1989/Accepted: July 17, 1990...evidence on the nature of the fluids associated with the late-Alpine quartz-gold deposits of the Monte Rosa district...throughout the district, reflecting diverse conditions of trapping (P = 1 to 3 kb, T = 300 ~ to 450~ At Miniera...HzO-rich fluids possibly occurred. A second type of inclusion contains an aqueous brine without recognizable |  | | Book (edition) | | George Harlow and Joseph Peters, The American Museum of Natural History r PHOENIX BOOKS, LTD. 3110 N....George Harlow and Joseph Peters, The American Museum of Natural History A Fireside Book Published by...A., Milan All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form A ...Schuster Building Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Inc. FIRESIDE...FIRESIDE and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc. Printed in Spain by Artes Graficas |  | | Catalog/List | | display specimen of pink crystals around 2mm size scattered over white matrix on two sides of lx2 inch Boa...rich black pitch like mass in blue Chrysocolla Star Mine, L_u/lwmbashi South Katanga C;fi/40 small 2x2 £25...contrast SW · 4. APOPHYLLITE delicate pale green coating of small apophyllite crystals, I think "frosted with...specimen a large 2x3 with maybe a bit less of a covering of the Apophyllite £25 5. LABRADORITE very attractive...size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £40 Na Be PO4 11. LEPIDOLlTE pure mass of pale lavender |  | | Journal (issue) | | selected to disperse the very fine collection of Mr. John Parnau of Stockton, California. Mr. Parnau has been...has amassed one of the finest system atic collections in the West. The major part of the collection is... editor & publisher affiliated with the Friends of Mineralogy John S. White, Jr. Division o f M ineralogy...atural H istory) Hydroboracite from the Thompson Mine, Death Valley... 21 James W. M inette David P. W...welcomed, but accep tance is subject to the approval of the editorial board. They should be mailed to the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Department of Geology Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 SCHEELITE CAMP BIRD MINE, OURAY COUNTY...COUNTY, COLORADO I n keeping with the theme of the 1996 Tucson Gem and Min eral Show, it seems only...Connoisseur's Choice. A relatively small percentage of mineral species are brilliantly fluorescent, and...practical application. Scheelite, a major ore mineral of tungsten, is one such mineral. Its brilliant blue-white...ultraviolet lamps at night. In addition, comparison of the somewhat variable fluo rescent color with standards |  | | Report (issue) | | getting more dicey (at least in Arizona) because of the heat. So here are some dealers’ offerings, popping...has just—April 30—posted some pages of newly arrived, mostly one-of-a-kind, mostly high-end specimens,...(see under “Galleries”) are a few crystal groups of gold from a find in September 2015 at Serra do Caldeirão...being printed), this is marvelous gold and there’s plenty of it: hundreds of first-rate specimens ranging...and were the talk of the town. Rudolf’s pieces are miniatures, and they are typical of the occurrence in |  | | Book | | oily Dull Interference figure of dimetric crystals Interference figure of trimetric crystals -~ WEYMOUTH...In search of minerals H ow minerals are formed M inerals with magmatic origin Minerals of seditnentary...seditnentary origin Minerals of metamorphic origin H ow to recognise minerals Geometrical structure: basic crystallography...Physical properties of minerals Chemical T ests Mineral classification Preparation and care of minerals H ow...(Publishers) Limited r982 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval |  | | Catalog/List | | guaranteed on return of the specimen(s), in good condition. Please quote the name and number of the specimen(s)...p.O./Cheque with order. All prices are inclusive of V.A.T. No charge is made for postage and packing...welcome. We hope that we may be of some service to you, and assure you of our best attention at all times...cpveting large areas of matrix': 3x2", £4 SOp. TA-ese specimens are the variety' of ~dradite known as TOPAZoLITE...y quartz crystal~, unusual stalactite-like masses of Galena t(? 1" ' , odd large bright tilack Sphalerite |
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Traversella Mine, Traversella, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy