Database name: |
World Mississippi Valley-type deposits |
Custodial agency: |
Geological Survey of Canada |
Compilers: |
D. F. Sangster |
Release date: |
2015-02-06 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Salafossa |
Political location(s): |
Italy; Province or state: Belluno; Nearest community: Sappada (5 km NW) |
Deposit clan (type): |
Mississippi Valley-type |
Deposit status: |
past producer |
Commodities: |
Zn; Pb |
Mineralization styles: |
discordant collapse breccia cement; cavity fill |
Geological ages: |
Late Triassic (host rocks) |
Tectonic setting: |
continental rift (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; carbonate; Depositional setting: Shallow-water carbonatesIndividual lithologies: | dolostone |
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Mineralogy: |
pyrite, marcasite, sphalerite, galena, dolomite |
References: |
Lagny, P., 1975 |
Le Gisement Plombo-Zincifere de Salafossa (Alpes Italiennes Orientales): Remplissage d'un Paleokarst Triasique par des Sediments Sulfures |
Mineralium Deposita, Volume 10, p. 345 - 361 |
Leach, D. L.; Sangster, D. F.; Kelley, K. D.; Large, R. R.; Garven, G.; Allen, C. R.; Gutzmer, J.; Walters, S., 2005 |
Supplement to sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits: A global perspective |
Appendix, in One hundreth anniversary volume 1905-2005, Edited by Hedenquist, J. W.; Thompson, J. F. H.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Richards, J. P., Ecomomic geology, Society of Ecomonic Geologists, 1136 p |
Leach, D. L.; Sangster, D. F.; Kelley, K. D.; Large, R. R.; Garven, G.; Allen, C. R.; Gutzmer, J.; Walters, S., 2005 |
Sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits: A global perspective |
in One hundreth anniversary volume 1905-2005, Edited by Hedenquist, J. W.; Thompson, J. F. H.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Richards, J. P., Ecomomic geology, Society of Ecomonic Geologists, 1136 p, p. 561 - 607 |
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Production data: |
Report period: from 1958 until 1965; 1.273538 million metric tons ore; Provisional entry?: no; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Zn: 5.63 percent Pb: 0.95 percent | Reference: Audibert, P., 1966: La Miniera di Salafossa (Province di Belluno); L'Industria Mineraria, p. 93 - 100 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
85,500 metric ton lead metal; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Pb: 0.9 percent | Reference: Laznicka, P.; Wolf, K. H., 1981: Bibliography and Ore Occurrence Data, and Indexes Volumes 8 - 10; Volume 10, Chapter 2, Section Data on the Worldwide Distribution of Stratiform and Strata-Bound Ore Deposits, in Handbook of Strata-Bound and Stratiform Ore Deposits , Edited by Wolf, K. H., Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, p. 79 - 390 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
570,000 metric ton zinc metal; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Zn: 6 percent | Reference: Laznicka, P.; Wolf, K. H., 1981: Bibliography and Ore Occurrence Data, and Indexes Volumes 8 - 10; Volume 10, Chapter 2, Section Data on the Worldwide Distribution of Stratiform and Strata-Bound Ore Deposits, in Handbook of Strata-Bound and Stratiform Ore Deposits , Edited by Wolf, K. H., Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, p. 79 - 390 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |
Resource data: |
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Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Natural Resources (NRCan) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of Reserve and Resource information (Data) contained in this database, including whether the Data is compliant with any securities regulations or standards, and NRCan does not assume any liability with respect to any damage or loss incurred as a result of the use made of the Data.
Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
Estimate date: 1971; 9.5 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: yes; Provisional entry?: noGrade-commodity information: | Zn: 6 percent Pb: 0.9 percent | Reference: Lagny, P., 1975: Le Gisement Plombo-Zincifere de Salafossa (Alpes Italiennes Orientales): Remplissage d'un Paleokarst Triasique par des Sediments Sulfures; Mineralium Deposita, Volume 10, p. 345 - 361 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1983; 10 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: provenGrade-commodity information: | Zn: 4.9 percent Pb: 1 percent | Reference: Klau, W.; Mostler, H., 1983: Alpine Middle and Upper Triassic Pb-Zn Deposits ; Section Invited Major Papers, in International Conference on Mississippi Valley-Type Lead-Zinc Deposits: Proceedings Volume, Edited by Kisvarsanyi, G.; Grant, S. K.; Pratt, W. P.; Koenig, J. W., University of Missouri-Rolla, 603 p, p. 113 - 128 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |