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Ticino River gold alluvials, Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italyi
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Alluvioni aurifere del fiume Ticino, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italia


Alluvial gold deposits in fine sediments along the left bank of River Ticino, mainly derived from primary deposits of the Monte Rosa gold district and Malcantone.

Placers, where gold was panned since ancient times, are located in the municipal territories of Turbigo, Robecchetto con Induno, Cuggiono, Bernate Ticino, Boffalora sopra Ticino, Magenta, Robecco sul Naviglio, Abbiategrasso, and Motta Visconti.

The average composition of gold is: 90.6 wt% Au, 7.0 wt% Ag, 2.4 wt% other metals.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Magistretti L. (1943): L'oro del Ticino. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 3, 124-138; Pipino G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Bossi L. (1804-05): Observations sur l'or natif en paillettes, que l'on trouve dans les sables (Lues le 18 germinal an 12). Mem. Acc. Imper. Sci. Torino [MΓ©m. Acad. ImpΓ©r. Sci. Turin], an XIII-1805, 270-285; Breislak S. (1822): Descrizione geologica della Provincia di Milano. Imperiale Regia Stamperia, Milano, XLIX + 260 pp.; Jervis G. (1873): I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 1: Regioni delle Alpi. Ed. Loescher, Torino, 410 pp.; Magistretti L. (1943): L'oro del Ticino. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 3, 124-138; Piana Agostinetti P., Bergonzi G., Cattin M., Del Soldato M., Gamberi F.M., Tizzoni M. (1995): Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani G., Northover J.P., (eds.), Prehistoric gold in Europe. Mines, metallurgy and manufacture. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pages 199-218; Pipino G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Magistretti L. (1943): L'oro del Ticino. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 3, 124-138.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Magistretti L. (1943): L'oro del Ticino. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 3, 124-138; Pipino G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Jervis G. (1873): I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 1: Regioni delle Alpi. Ed. Loescher, Torino, 410 pp.; Magistretti L. (1943): L'oro del Ticino. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 3, 124-138; Pipino G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Pipino G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Magistretti L. (1943): L'oro del Ticino. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 3, 124-138; Pipino G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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Bossi L. (1804-05): Observations sur l'or natif en paillettes, que l'on trouve dans les sables (Lues le 18 germinal an 12). Mem. Acc. Imper. Sci. Torino [MΓ©m. Acad. ImpΓ©r. Sci. Turin], an XIII-1805, 270-285.
Breislak S. (1822): Descrizione geologica della Provincia di Milano. Imperiale Regia Stamperia, Milano, XLIX + 260 pp.
Jervis G. (1873): I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia. Vol. 1: Regioni delle Alpi. Ed. Loescher, Torino, 410 pp.
Magistretti L. (1943): L'oro del Ticino. Rend. Soc. Mineral. Ital., 3, 124-138.
Piana Agostinetti P., Bergonzi G., Cattin M., Del Soldato M., Gamberi F.M., Tizzoni M. (1995): Gold in the Alps: a view from the south. In: Morteani G., Northover J.P., (eds.), Prehistoric gold in Europe. Mines, metallurgy and manufacture. Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pages 199-218.
Pipino G. (2000): L'oro del Ticino e la sua storia. Boll. Storico Prov. Novara, 93, 1, 89-184.
Pipino G. (2003): Oro, Miniere, Storia. Miscellanea di giacimentologia e storia mineraria italiana. Ed. Museo Storico dell'Oro Italiano, Ovada, 510 pp.


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