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Locality Name:
Cervo Valley, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 123120
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123120.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cervo Valley, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Quittengo
Rosazza
San Paolo Cervo

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 As Au B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteAutuniteAxiniteBaryte
BerylBrookiteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetHeulandite
LepidocrociteMalachiteMicaMilariteMolybdeniteMordeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PrehnitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStilbiteSulphurTitaniteTourmalineWollastoniteZircon

81 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Autunite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chabazite-Na  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Epistilbite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meionite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Milarite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scolecite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21703833419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)270393,703948803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)270393,70394706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2370383,70393,703942162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31703911534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)270383,703892734
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O570383,70385,70391,70393,703941272
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2470383,70388,70393,70394260
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17038711547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)270393,70394255
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18270393,703944286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4270383,703875516
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2270393,70394700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)370383,70393,7039427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)370389,70393,703944979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O270393,70394310
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O17038366
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2470387,70389,70393,7039427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O370383,70393,703943531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8270393,703941756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)270393,703941025
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6270383,70389151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS270383,703874165
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)270393,70394648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)370383,70393,703948173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O270393,70394138
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)270383,70387551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O370383,70387,70389345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F370388,70393,703942740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2370383,70393,703949617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2270383,70385163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS470387,70389,70393,7039424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)270387,703897437
Gold  (*)CopperAu270383,7038930554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31703911544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6170391741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3370387,70393,7039414640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O570383,70388,70391,70393,70394246
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)270383,7038757
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61703872228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O370383,70393,703941271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)270393,70394581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4370387,70393,7039414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2470387,70389,70393,7039412537
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)170391176
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O170385443
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O270393,70394156
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1703831107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2670383,70387,70389,70391,70393,703945800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)270393,70394362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2270393,7039417380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O370383,70393,703942994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)470385,70388,70393,703942349
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O170391144
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2270393,703942273
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)270383,70387494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21703831898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2370387,70393,7039439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2270383,703893106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl270383,703891725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2570383,70387,70389,70393,7039461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2270393,703945614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)670383,70387,70389,70391,70393,703944894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O270393,70394390
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17038721482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O270393,70394189
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O270393,70394268
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)470383,70387,70393,70394156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS270383,703872045
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)270393,703941006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O470383,70385,70393,703944899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O570383,70385,70391,70393,703941059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2270393,703942562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2270393,703942718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O270393,70394890
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl270393,70394605
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3270383,703911247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4670383,70387,70388,70389,70393,703941655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O170383185
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)370391,70393,703945251


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