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Locality Name:
Quadrate, Fornace, Cembra Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 281
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 126058
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126058.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Quadrate, Fornace, Cembra Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°6'51"N
Longitude: 11°13'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.114166666667,11.216944444444
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: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubanite
EpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteTetrahedriteTitaniteValleriiteWurtzite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S28125202793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)28125208803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS28125209052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)228125205509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)281252027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)28125204979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2281252027198
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32812520802
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)28125208173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS281252024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu281252030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O2812520188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O28125206890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O2812520409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3281252014640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2281252012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2812520915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2281252017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2281252039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO228125203106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S828125209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2281252061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS281252021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS42812520586
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1328125201803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1328125205317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O28125204899
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]2812520237


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000651The Val Daone Conglomerate is a mid-Permian unit that runs through much of the south-central Alpine region. Some localities possess trace amounts of U and Cu.


4 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
Giersdorf_00000651268266late- to post-KazanianBiostratigraphyAge is interpreted by the author as being linked to the "Mid Permian Event" which is a surge of tectonic activity that represents the final act of the Hercyanian/Variscan cycle   Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Val Daone Conglomerate is expressed as Mid to Upper Permian, late to post Kazanian and possibly up into the lower Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000652276273276-273Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Treviogo is described as lower to middle Permian, mostly Kungarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000653281277281-277Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Collio Formation is described as lower Permian, mostly Artinskian. The numbers do not agree with the GSA's Arinskian age as the paper uses a different Time Scale. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000654266252266-252Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Verrucano formation is described as Upper Permian and Upper Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11

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