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Geographical
sections. Alpine Regions, western area, Piemonte, Torino prov., Brosso
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Selection
of images from the collection. ©
Fernando Metelli. All the photos and other material on this site are copyright,
if you wish to use them please contact me for permission
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Andradite
Brown X of andradite (andradite-grossular series, maybe) 0.5 cm long.
Detail of a piece covered by XX
5x4.5cm
Pian del Gallo, Traversella. Italy
Specimen n.1302
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Baryte
Piece with white phantoms baryte XX up to 2 cm. This specimen comes from a
finding in the 80's (Giariniere or Giacinta mine level)
10x6cm
Brosso mine, Brosso, Torino. Italy
Specimen n.465
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Canavesite
Acicular XX of canavesite, in formations up to 0.3 cm wide, with
spheres of dypingite
8x5cm
Brosso mine, Brosso, Torino. Italy
Specimen n.824
Another photo:
spheres of
dypingite
Another photo: a
bigger view
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Canavesite
Specimen n.824
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Ludwigite
Group of radial dark XX, with small masses of unidentified mineral,
white and granular (some local collectors said it is szaibelyite. Also
talc - same appearance - comes from this mine, even if it seem to
me that it is more frequently associated with magnetite)
9x7cm
Brosso mine (Sez. Salvere livello 365), Brosso, Torino. Italy
Specimen n.57
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Pyrite
Octaedric XX, corroded, on compact magnetite and talc. Max edge is 3.5 cm
19x10cm
Brosso mine, Brosso, Torino. Italy
Specimen n.342
Another photo:
entire piece
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Quartz
Detail of the piece: scepter quartz, 3.5cm long, amongst a lot of
other quartz XX
19x10cm
Cavallaria mt quarry, Brosso, Torino. Italy
Specimen n.178
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