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Locality Name:
Framura, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 63324
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-63324.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Framura, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Prae Quarry

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
NatroliteNonePrehnitePyriteQuartzSpinelTalcTitaniteVesuvianite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Spinel  (*)
Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1695728803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1695721627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41695725516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16957227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216957227198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81695721756
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1695721236
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21695721898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216957239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21695723337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21695722562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101695721395
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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