Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Buffaure Group, Fassa Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 281
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 130589
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130589.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buffaure Group, Fassa Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Ciamol Alp - La Busa
Ciaplaia (Ciapiaia)
Col De Valvacin Mt.
Crepa Nigra-Ciampac
Drio Le Pale
Giumella Valley
Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure
Pera Di Fassa
Pozza Di Fassa
San Nicolò Valley
Sotto I Sassi

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Analcime	Calcite	Chabazite	Clay	Copper	Diaspore	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Heulandite	Mica
Mordenite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Prehnite	Pyroxene	Quartz

Analcime ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*
Copper ()*	Datolite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*
Laumontite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Pectolite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scolecite ()*

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 Na O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Calcite Chabazite Clay Copper Diaspore Fluorite Gadolinite Heulandite Mica
Mordenite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Pectolite Prehnite Pyroxene Quartz

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	281	252	8	72242,72245,72246,72247,72251,72253,72254,72255	1627
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	281	252	8	72242,72245,72247,72248,72251,72253,72254,72255	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	281	252	10	72242,72245,72246,72247,72248,72251,72252,72253,72254,72255	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	281	252	9	72242,72245,72246,72248,72251,72252,72253,72254,72255	309
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	281	252	1	72252	310
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	281	252	1	72243	3846
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	281	252	2	72247,72248	498
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	281	252	1	72246	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	281	252	1	72246	7437
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	281	252	1	72246	246
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	281	252	6	72248,72251,72253,72254,72255,72256	1271
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	281	252	1	72253	425
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	281	252	7	72242,72246,72247,72251,72253,72254,72255	405
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	281	252	11	72243,72245,72246,72247,72248,72249,72251,72252,72253,72254,72255	1236
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	281	252	1	72253	363
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	281	252	10	72243,72245,72246,72247,72248,72251,72252,72253,72254,72255	1898
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	281	252	11	72242,72245,72246,72247,72248,72249,72251,72252,72253,72254,72255	61156
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	281	252	2	72248,72256	390

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000651	The Val Daone Conglomerate is a mid-Permian unit that runs through much of the south-central Alpine region. Some localities possess trace amounts of U and Cu.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000651	268	266	late- to post-Kazanian	Biostratigraphy	Age is interpreted by the author as being linked to the "Mid Permian Event" which is a surge of tectonic activity that represents the final act of the Hercyanian/Variscan cycle	Yes	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age of the Val Daone Conglomerate is expressed as Mid to Upper Permian, late to post Kazanian and possibly up into the lower Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000652	276	273	276-273	Biostratigraphy		Yes	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age of the Treviogo is described as lower to middle Permian, mostly Kungarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000653	281	277	281-277	Biostratigraphy		Yes	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age of the Collio Formation is described as lower Permian, mostly Artinskian. The numbers do not agree with the GSA's Arinskian age as the paper uses a different Time Scale. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000654	266	252	266-252	Biostratigraphy		Yes	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age of the Verrucano formation is described as Upper Permian and Upper Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11

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