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Locality Name:
Le Cave, Grasstein, Fortezza (Franzensfeste), Sarentine Alps (Sarntal Alps), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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

mindat Locality ID: 121023
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-121023.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Le Cave, Grasstein, Fortezza (Franzensfeste), Sarentine Alps (Sarntal Alps), 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 B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePumpellyitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTalcTourmalineZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)226026005509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26026004165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S26026001027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26026008173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)2602600371
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F260260025
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226026009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260260024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260014640
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O260260099
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O26026001271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260260014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS226026005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)26026002349
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)226026001898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O2602600106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S826026009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26026002705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260260021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)226026003337
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2602600939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)26026005251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26026001025


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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