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Locality Name:
Rinnerlahner, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), San Giacomo (Sankt Jakob), Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 224836
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224836.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rinnerlahner, Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), San Giacomo (Sankt Jakob), Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 Au Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H Mo Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti U Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti U Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneApatiteBastnäsiteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCrichtoniteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteMalachiteMolybdenite
MonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSodaliteSpinelZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anilite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cleusonite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Gahnite  (*)Genthelvite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Spionkopite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26026008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2602600706
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4260260088
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226026003092
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F2602600304
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22602600606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1826026004286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS426026005516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O26026003531
Cleusonite  (*)CrichtonitePb(U4+,U6+)Fe2+2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)38260260014
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26026004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O26026002970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S26026001027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162602600300
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26026008173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F26026002740
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)22602600163
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O42602600445
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S260260060
Gold  (*)CopperAu260260030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260260014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS226026005800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2602600945
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2602600309
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO226026005614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)26026006417
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28260260073
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F2602600232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)26026001006
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO226026002718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2602600939



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
sedcu-00462260260M. Permian     Yes Cu21408Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalySouth TyrolCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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