Caratterizzazione delle mineralizzazioni a cobaltite degli skarn di Traversella (Torino, Italia)

The main purpose of the present thesis is the characterization of a cobaltite mineralization which was recently found in skarns of the Traversella magnetite mine (Western Alps). The work has involved an underground survey and sampling of the cobaltite-bearing rocks and their examination by reflected-light microscopy. Some representative samples were further analyzed by electron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis to determine the compositional variations of the minerals and to estimate the conditions of formation of the cobaltite-bearing parageneses