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Punta Corna cobalt veins, Usseglio

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: erythrite, cobaltite, skutterudite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

High-alpine Co-Ni-Ag veins mined in the 1700s above the Viu valley

Documented historic cobalt district; renewed exploration is public record.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

altitude, long approach

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