Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Montevecchio Mines (Montevecchio Mine; Montevecchio Deposit), Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 13706
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13706.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montevecchio Mines (Montevecchio Mine; Montevecchio Deposit), Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°33'23"N
Longitude: 8°34'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.556388888889,8.5705555555556

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Bournonite
Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline
Diaspore	Enargite	Epsomite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kobellite	Ktenasite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melanterite	Melilite	Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite
Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Symplesite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	hauchecornite

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 Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Bournonite
Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline
Diaspore Enargite Epsomite Fluorite Gypsum Kobellite Ktenasite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite
Marcasite Melanterite Melilite Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pharmacosiderite Polybasite
Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Sulphur
Symplesite Tetrahedrite Vivianite Wurtzite hauchecornite

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Euchroite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gehlenite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hauchecornite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Köttigite ()*
Langite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Minium ()*	Otavite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phosgenite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsbeckite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rosasite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Symplesite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zincite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	910
Euchroite ()*	None	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)·3H₂O	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	192
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇	114
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	27
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1066
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	784
Köttigite ()*	Vivianite	Zn₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	60
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	451
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	247
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)	25
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1512
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	428
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	142
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	68
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	454
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	142
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2045
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	92
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1655
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO	98

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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