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Locality Name:
Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 35
Youngest recorded age at locality: 25

mindat Locality ID: 2105
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2105.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°30'48"N
Longitude: 7°45'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.513333333333,7.7569444444444

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	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl
Brochantite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper
Coronadite	Corundum	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Fornacite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite
Titanite	Tochilinite	Valleriite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl
Brochantite Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper
Coronadite Corundum Cubanite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Epidote Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Fornacite
Kaolinite Malachite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Thomsonite
Titanite Tochilinite Valleriite Vivianite Wurtzite Zircon

90 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Allophane ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cosalite ()*	Cronstedtite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dypingite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferro-ferri-hornblende ()*	Fluorite ()*
Fornacite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Langite ()*
Leadhillite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stolzite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thaumasite ()*
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Tochilinite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	35	25	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	35	25	3419
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	35	25	470
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	35	25	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	35	25	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	35	25	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	35	25	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	35	25	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	35	25	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	35	25	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	35	25	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	35	25	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	35	25	1935
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	35	25	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	35	25	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	35	25	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	35	25	310
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	35	25	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	35	25	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	35	25	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	35	25	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35	25	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	35	25	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	35	25	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	35	25	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	35	25	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	35	25	1797
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	35	25	344
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	35	25	54
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	35	25	599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	35	25	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	35	25	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	35	25	179
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	35	25	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	35	25	9895
Dypingite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O	35	25	50
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35	25	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	35	25	814
Ferro-ferri-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	35	25	1
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	35	25	9617
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	35	25	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	35	25	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	35	25	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	35	25	30554
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	35	25	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	35	25	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	35	25	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	35	25	201
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	35	25	5433
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	35	25	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	35	25	265
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	35	25	451
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	35	25	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	35	25	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	35	25	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	35	25	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	35	25	5800
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35	25	112
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	35	25	2349
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	35	25	309
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	35	25	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	35	25	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	35	25	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	35	25	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	35	25	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	35	25	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	35	25	4894
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	35	25	134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	35	25	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	35	25	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	35	25	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	35	25	1934
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	35	25	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	35	25	3418
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	35	25	156
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	35	25	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	35	25	105
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	35	25	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	35	25	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	35	25	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	35	25	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	35	25	4899
Tochilinite ()*	Tochilinite	6(Fe_0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)₂]	35	25	56
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	35	25	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	35	25	2718
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	35	25	237
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	35	25	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	35	25	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	35	25	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35	25	1025

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
	Jen_0001462	35	25	30 ± 5		age of associated magmatism		scheelite				Scheelite			2105	Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy	Traversella	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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