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Northern Italy Fluorspar Deposits

Producer in Lombardia, Italy with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107283
MRDS ID W006992
Record type Site
Current site name Northern Italy Fluorspar Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.10205, 45.9155 (WGS84)
Relative position CAMERATA CORNELLO NORTH OF BERGAMO, COLLIO AND PRESOLANA NORTH OF BRESCIA IN LOMBARDIA, AND THE TRENTO - BOLZANO AREA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lombardia(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Italy Lombardia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result CAMERATA CORNELLO MINES CONTAIN BYPRODUCT PBS - 1% AND ZNS - 2%. PRESOLANA MINES CONTAIN ZNS - 10%, PBS - 2% AND BYPRODUCT CAF2 - 25%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestones, Schists, Dolomites
    Rock description Limestones, Schists, Dolomites
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 10.10205, 45.9155
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Italian Alps (Dinaride Zone)
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Brescia, Bergamo, Trento Districts

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Soc. Prealpina Montefluoro; Soc. Mineraria Presolana
  • Type Owner
    Owner Montecatini - Edison

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1955
    Total resources 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 50 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOSE, H.R., 1955, EUROPEAN FLUORSPAR SUPPLIES: MINING ENGINEERING, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 7, N. 4, APRIL 1955, P. 388

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R.M., 1960, FLUORSPAR AND CRYOLITE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, AIME, P. 367

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, THE ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION OF FLUORSPAR, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOL. SURV. SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 6

  • Production

    HOSE, H.R., 1955, EUROPEAN FLUORSPAR; GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, ENVIRONMENTS

  • Reserve-Resource

    HOSE, H.R., 1955, EUROPEAN FLUORSPAR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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