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Locality Name:
Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 58648
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58648.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Cruccueu Mine (Su Salixi Nieddu)
Grotta Del Fiume
Is Murvonis Mine
Maciurru Mine
Monte Guisi Mine
Oridda
Oridda Valley
Perda Niedda Mine
Perdu Carta Mine
Reigraxius Mine
San Michele Mine
Su Corovau Mine

Latitude: 39°22'31"N
Longitude: 8°36'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.375277777778,8.615

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Ancylite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite
Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite
Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Dufrénite	Dundasite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Melanterite
Mica	Minium	Mixite	Molybdenite	Nadorite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Philipsburgite	Plancheite
Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Spangolite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Ancylite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite
Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite
Devilline Diaspore Digenite Dufrénite Dundasite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Ilvaite Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Melanterite
Mica Minium Mixite Molybdenite Nadorite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Philipsburgite Plancheite
Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Spangolite
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

138 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Agardite-(La) ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*
Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baileychlore ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Carlhintzeite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Creaseyite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dufrénite ()*	Duftite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Gysinite-(Nd) ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*
Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kipushite ()*	Koechlinite ()*	Langite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Minium ()*	Mixite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Perite ()*	Petersite-(Y) ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Philipsburgite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Plancheite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sabelliite ()*	Safflorite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Shattuckite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sulphur ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Theisite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Uvarovite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Witherite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zálesíite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	300	300	2	71294,71297	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	71300	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	1	71297	254
Agardite-(La) ()*	Mixite	LaCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	1	71297	33
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	1	71297	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	71300	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	300	300	2	71297,71300	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	300	300	2	71297,71300	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	300	300	5	71295,71297,71301,71302,71304	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			4	71292,71295,71299,71304	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	300	300	1	71297	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	300	300	2	71297,71300	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	300	300	1	71297	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	300	300	4	71293,71297,71299,71300	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	300	300	8	71293,71294,71295,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302	5509
Baileychlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈			1	71293	16
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	300	300	7	71293,71294,71297,71300,71301,71302,71304	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	300	300	1	71297	450
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	300	300	3	71293,71294,71297	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	300	300	1	71297	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	300	300	5	71293,71294,71295,71297,71302	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	300	300	10	71291,71293,71294,71295,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302,71304	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	300	300	1	71297	359
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	300	300	3	71293,71297,71300	88
Carlhintzeite ()*	None	Ca₂AlF₇·H₂O			1	71300	8
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	71300	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	300	300	9	71291,71293,71294,71295,71297,71299,71301,71302,71304	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	300	300	2	71297,71300	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	300	300	2	71297,71300	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	300	300	2	71297,71300	197
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	300	300	2	71297,71300	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	300	300	7	71291,71293,71294,71297,71299,71300,71302	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	300	300	5	71293,71295,71297,71299,71300	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	300	300	1	71297	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	71301	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	300	300	2	71297,71300	1756
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	300	300	2	71293,71297	127
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	71300	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	1	71297	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	300	300	3	71293,71297,71300	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	300	300	1	71297	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	300	300	4	71293,71294,71297,71300	4165
Creaseyite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₂Fe³⁺₂Si₅O₁₇·6H₂O	300	300	1	71297	27
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	300	300	5	71293,71295,71297,71300,71302	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	300	300	1	71297	179
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	300	300	1	71297	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	300	300	2	71297,71300	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	300	300	1	71297	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	300	300	1	71297	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	71294,71299,71302	9895
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	300	300	1	71297	139
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	2	71293,71297	220
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	71295	97
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	300	300	2	71297,71300	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	71300	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	300	300	1	71297	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	300	300	5	71293,71294,71297,71300,71302	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	300	300	9	71291,71293,71294,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302,71304	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	300	300	0		504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	300	300	10	71291,71293,71294,71295,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302,71304	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	300	300	1	71297	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	300	300	2	71297,71302	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	300	300	2	71297,71300	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	300	300	8	71293,71294,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302,71304	6890
Gysinite-(Nd) ()*	Ancylite	PbNd(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	300	300	1	71297	4
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	71300	409
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	71300	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	71295,71300,71302	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	300	300	8	71293,71295,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302,71304	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	300	300	1	71297	73
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	300	300	1	71297	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	300	300	5	71293,71297,71301,71302,71304	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	71300	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	300	300	2	71297,71300	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	71293	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	300	300	1	71297	5591
Kipushite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₆(PO₄)₂(OH)₆·H₂O	300	300	1	71297	8
Koechlinite ()*	None	Bi₂MoO₆	300	300	1	71297	39
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	300	300	1	71297	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	71299,71302	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	71295	581
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	300	300	1	71297	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	300	300	4	71293,71294,71297,71300	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	300	300	1	71297	139
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	71300	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	71300	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	300	300	9	71291,71293,71294,71295,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	300	300	1	71297	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	71300	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	300	300	4	71293,71294,71297,71302	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			2	71294,71302	247
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	1	71297	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	300	300	1	71297	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	300	300	1	71297	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	300	300	2	71291,71297	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	2	71293,71297	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	300	300	1	71297	2994
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	71300	158
Perite ()*	Nadorite	PbBiO₂Cl	300	300	1	71297	27
Petersite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Y(PO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	1	71297	8
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	300	300	2	71297,71300	428
Philipsburgite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	300	300	1	71297	31
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			1	71304	142
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl	300	300	1	71297	71
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	300	300	2	71295,71297	74
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	300	300	1	71297	309
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	300	300	1	71297	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	300	300	8	71291,71293,71294,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	71295	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	300	300	2	71297,71302	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	300	300	8	71291,71293,71294,71297,71299,71300,71302,71304	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	300	300	4	71293,71295,71297,71301	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	300	300	2	71297,71300	5614
Sabelliite ()*	None	Cu₂Zn(AsO₄)(OH)₃			1	71293	6
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂			1	71300	317
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	71300	1153
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	1	71297	292
Shattuckite ()*	None	Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂			1	71295	71
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	300	300	6	71291,71294,71297,71299,71300,71301	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	300	300	2	71293,71297	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	300	300	6	71293,71297,71299,71301,71302,71304	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O			1	71300	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	300	300	8	71291,71293,71294,71297,71299,71300,71301,71302	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	71300	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	71301,71302	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	71300	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	71293	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	300	300	4	71293,71294,71297,71302	5317
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄	300	300	2	71293,71297	58
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	300	300	1	71297	2562
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃			1	71300	212
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	300	300	2	71297,71299	1395
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)			1	71302	251
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	300	300	2	71297,71300	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	300	300	1	71297	1655
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	1	71297	84
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	71300	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	71300	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
	sedznpb-00270	300	300	300											29213	Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy	Oridda	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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