Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Libiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 2082
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2082.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Libiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°18'17"N
Longitude: 9°26'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.304722222222,9.4483333333333

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Aragonite	Botryogen	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore
Epsomite	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Valleriite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite

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: Ag Al Au C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Ti U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Aragonite Botryogen Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore
Epsomite Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite
Melanterite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene
Quartz Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Valleriite Woodwardite Wurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunogen ()*	Andradite ()*	Antlerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bernalite ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bonattite ()*
Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cronstedtite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diopside ()*
Epsomite ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Greenalite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrowoodwardite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schwertmannite ()*
Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spherocobaltite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Valleriite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2793
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	470
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	272
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1534
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Bernalite ()*	Perovskite	Fe(OH)₃	8
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	50
Bonattite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·3H₂O	21
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	45
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	88
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	54
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	484
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O	66
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	86
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄	61
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Hydrowoodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	16
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	581
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	915
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1508
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	471
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1512
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Schwertmannite ()*	Coronadite	Fe³⁺₁₆O₁₆(OH)_9.6(SO₄)_3.2·10H₂O	37
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Spherocobaltite ()*	None	Co(CO₃)	52
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2718
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	212
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	237

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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