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Locality Name:
Rio Dei Ronchi (Runggenbach; Telfer Weißen), Ridanna Valley (Ridnaun Valley), Isarco Valley (Eisack 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: 123271
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123271.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rio Dei Ronchi (Runggenbach; Telfer Weißen), Ridanna Valley (Ridnaun Valley), Isarco Valley (Eisack 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: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeFluoriteGypsumKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteTetrahedriteUllmannite

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)26026002734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226026003092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)26026003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS26026009052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62602600919
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS426026005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S112602600843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS326026001089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb2602600175
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4260260079
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)626026001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26026004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26026004165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226026009895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)2602600180
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226026009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260260024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26026007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O26026006890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O26026001689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)626026001066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O326026005433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142602600784
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22602600987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl26026001107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260017380
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2602600309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO226026003106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S826026009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)22602600454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO226026005614
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O2602600142
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)26026002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260260021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1326026005317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2602600293


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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