Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 2155
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2155.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gavorrano Mine, Gavorrano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°55'19"N
Longitude: 10°54'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.921944444444,10.904166666667

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Coquimbite
Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Ilvaite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Römerite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Berthierite ()*	Billingsleyite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Coquimbite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Römerite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Coquimbite
Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Ilvaite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Nickeline
None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Römerite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

35 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1534
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	343
Billingsleyite ()*	None	Ag₇AsS₆	11
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	136
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	197
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	784
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	712
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	115
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1247

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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