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Locality Name:
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: 130584
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130584.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Isarco Valley (Eisack Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Albes (Albeins)
Bressanone (Brixen Am Eisack)
Campegno (Kampen)
Chiusa (Klausen)
Cima Grava (Grabspitze)
Cleran (Klerant)
Ega Valley (Eggen Valley)
Fortezza (Franzensfeste)
Funes Valley (Villnöss Valley)
Monte Ponente (Pfeffersberg)
Prato All'Isarco (Blumau)
Ridanna Valley (Ridnaun Valley)
Rio Degli Ospiti (Gastererbach)
Tires Valley (Tiers Valley)
Virgolo (Virgl)

Latitude: 46°39'13"N
Longitude: 11°32'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.653611111111,11.5425

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeEpidote
FluoriteGadoliniteGypsumHalotrichiteHydrotalciteIlvaiteKtenasiteLepidocrociteLillianiteLinarite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineUllmannite
ValleriiteWoodwarditeWurtzite

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cyanotrichite  (*)Datolite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gibbsite  (*)Glaucocerinite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gudmundite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S260260272042,720432793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)260260372042,72043,720632734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)260260272042,720431588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22602601720633092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)260260272043,720633250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS260260372042,72043,720639052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62602601720432060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6260260272043,72063919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2260260372042,72043,720605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260260872041,72042,72043,72047,72051,72052,72057,7206711547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4260260272059,720635516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11260260372042,72043,72063843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3260260372042,72043,720631089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb260260172063175
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)426026017206379
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6260260272043,720631633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260872041,72042,72043,72047,72051,72057,72063,7206727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22602601720435171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)260260372042,72043,720634979
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O260260172043197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260872039,72042,72043,72045,72051,72059,72063,7206727198
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5260260172043344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2602601720634165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3260260272042,72043802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2602601720432970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2260260172043179
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)260260172057498
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O260260172043366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22602601720639895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)260260372042,72043,72063180
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6260260172043944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)260260272043,720548173
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F26026017205425
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22602601472041,72042,72043,72047,72048,72050,72051,72052,72057,72063,72066,72067,72068,720699617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2602601172039,72041,72042,72043,72045,72047,72048,72050,72051,72063,7206724243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3260260272042,72043504
Glaucocerinite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)26026017204320
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)260260372042,72043,720637437
Gold  (*)CopperAu260260272042,7204330554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2602601720392812
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS260260272042,72043170
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6260260172043113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O260260472043,72057,72061,720636890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O260260172039409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260372042,72043,7205714640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2602601720631689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62602601720631066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3260260272043,720635433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)260260172043197
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14260260372042,72043,72063784
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O260260172043593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2602601720571271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)260260172043581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2260260172063987
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2602601720671487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260260272042,7204314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260672039,72042,72043,72059,72060,7206312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2260260272042,720435674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2602601720631107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260272043,7206317380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]260260172043716
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O260260272043,72063309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22602601720571898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3260260272042,720431425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22602601272039,72042,72043,72045,72048,72049,72051,72052,72059,72063,72064,7206639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2260260372042,72043,720633106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82602601720639056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22602601172039,72041,72042,72043,72044,72051,72052,72057,72063,72066,7206761156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2260260172063454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22602601720635614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2602601720542705
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O260260172063142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O260260172043292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)260260272042,720436417
Silver  (*)CopperAg260260272042,720435186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2602601720632473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260260672039,72042,72043,72045,72051,7206321482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3260260272042,720433418
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2602601720431101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13260260372042,72043,720635317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2602601720444899
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS260260172063293
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]260260272042,72043237
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)260260272042,7204357



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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