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Locality Name:
Funtana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 323
Youngest recorded age at locality: 174

mindat Locality ID: 30092
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30092.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Funtana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°52'39"N
Longitude: 9°10'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.8775,9.1719444444444

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 As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichite
DevillineEpidoteFluoriteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHydrotalciteKaoliniteLinariteMalachite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpangoliteSphalerite
SpinelSulphurTalcVesuvianiteWoodwarditeWurtzite

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)Creedite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mercury  (*)Minnesotaite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O3231740470
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)332317401534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)32317402734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS32317409052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63231740919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)232317405509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)323174011547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S43231740343
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS432317405516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)632317401633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)323174027770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O323174088
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)32317404979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3231740925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O323174091
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S32317405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2323174027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)832317401756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32317401025
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O3231740295
Copper  (*)CopperCu32317403846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O163231740227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS32317404165
Creedite  (*)NoneCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O323174048
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33231740802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O32317402970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O632317404135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32317408173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232317409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS323174024243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS3231740717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)332317401544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O32317406890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS323174062
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3323174014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O32317401689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)632317401066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)432317405591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23231740987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)3231740451
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O43231740229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4323174014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2323174012537
Mercury  (*)NoneHg3231740397
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)2323174061
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O3231740265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2323174039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832317409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2323174061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)23231740454
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3231740292
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)32317402473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O3231740105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS323174021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS32317402045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)232317403337
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1032317401395
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)323174057
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO432317401655



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedznpb-00267323174Late Carboniferous –Early Jurassic (Late Variscan)        30092Funtana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, ItalyFuntana RaminosaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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