Italy, Piedmont
Traversella, Italy
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: magnetite, fluorapatite, hematite.
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: skarn / contact metamorphic ore
Classic skarn locality documented for pyrite, magnetite and fluorapatite.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old mine workings, dumps
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