Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Varana Ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 215279
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215279.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Varana Ophiolite, Serramazzoni, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°27'20"N
Longitude: 10°46'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.455555555556,10.774166666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

None	Oxalate

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: C Ca H N O

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca H N O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
None Oxalate

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Tinnunculite ()*	Weddellite ()*	Whewellite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Tinnunculite ()*	None	C₅H₄N₄O₃·2H₂O	8
Weddellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	32
Whewellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O	66

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_547	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with lichen. In Appennines

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_547	0	0	Recent		Age of whewellite and weddellite mineralization	high				Yes		Weddellite, Whewellite		52806	Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	Modena	Hofmann and Bernasconi (1998)	10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6	CG149_127	See Table 1. occurrences of Oxalate minerals. Age given as "recent lichen."

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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