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Locality Name:
Giudicarie Valleys, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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

mindat Locality ID: 130590
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130590.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Giudicarie Valleys, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Algone Valley (Dalgone Valley)
Breguzzo
Chiese Valley
Daone & Breguzzo
Rendena Valley

Latitude: 46°6'18"N
Longitude: 10°36'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.105,10.605277777778
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 B Ba C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Nb Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBrochantiteBrucite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetGypsumHumiteJohanniteLinariteMalachiteMeta-autunite
MicaNatrochalciteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePhosphuranylitePrehnite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSchoepiteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinel
SulphurTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWölsendorfiteZippeiteZirconolite

109 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alwilkinsite-(Y)  (*)Andersonite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Billietite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Clintonite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Curienite  (*)Curite  (*)
Deliensite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dumontite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Francevillite  (*)Françoisite-(Nd)  (*)Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hügelite  (*)
Ianthinite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Liebigite  (*)Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marécottite  (*)Masuyite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)
Metavanmeersscheite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Mounanaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Protasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rabejacite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)Vanmeersscheite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Violarite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)628125217233943
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)281252272372,723738803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32812521723722353
Alwilkinsite-(Y)  (*)Not in a structural groupY(UO2)3(SO4)2O(OH)3(H2O)7·7H2O001723532
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O28125217235347
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)281252472333,72343,72353,723672734
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4281252172364708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS281252372353,72359,723679052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O281252272342,723431272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2281252472333,72342,72343,723535509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)281252372356,72357,7236711547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O281252372343,72353,7236792
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6281252172367413
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O281252272343,7236738
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4281252272359,723755516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62812521723531633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2281252172364462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)281252272339,7236427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)281252372343,72353,723674979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S281252672342,72343,72353,72357,72359,723675707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22812521172333,72337,72339,72342,72343,72353,72357,72359,72367,72372,7237527198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2281252172364285
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2812521723482600
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2281252272339,72364236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2812521723641025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)228125217236486
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS281252472353,72357,72359,723674165
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O281252372343,72353,7236758
Curienite  (*)FritzscheitePb(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O281252272343,7236715
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O28125217236751
Deliensite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·7H2O28125217236714
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O281252272343,72353366
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O281252272343,7236782
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6281252372339,72347,723644135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2281252272339,723649895
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O28125217235320
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)281252272347,723708173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2812521723392740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2281252272335,723379617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)281252272339,723641188
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O28125217236743
Françoisite-(Nd)  (*)NoneNd(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2·6H2O2812521723435
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS281252772333,72335,72337,72339,72353,72364,7236724243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3281252272339,7236470
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)281252272357,723677437
Graphite  (*)NoneC2812521723642812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3281252272347,723641544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O281252372343,72353,723676890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O328125217236114640
Hügelite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3(AsO4)2O2·5H2O2812521723438
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O28125217234331
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32812521723645433
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O281252272343,7235369
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O281252372343,72353,72367198
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2812521723701271
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O28125217235378
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2281252172353987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4281252172349249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4281252472348,72351,72364,7237314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2281252672333,72342,72343,72353,72357,7236712537
Marécottite  (*)NoneMg3O6(UO2)8(SO4)4(OH)2·28H2O0017236710
Masuyite  (*)NonePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O28125217234323
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O281252272353,72367388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O281252172353443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O281252172367129
Metavanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·2H2O2812521723434
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O281252372343,72353,72367182
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)281252172347153
Mounanaite  (*)NatrochalcitePbFe3+2(VO4)2(OH)22812521723672
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2281252472333,72347,72364,7237217380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2812521723701236
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2281252172339313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82812521723641512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2281252272339,723642273
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6281252172353477
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2281252272364,723701898
Protasite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O2812521723675
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22812521072337,72339,72349,72353,72357,72359,72364,72367,72372,7237539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8281252372339,72349,723649056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2281252772333,72335,72356,72357,72364,72372,7237361156
Rabejacite  (*)NoneCa2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)828125217234311
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2281252272339,723645614
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O28125217234387
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1028125217236795
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8281252172343353
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6281252372343,72353,7236794
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2812521723472705
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O281252172353128
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)281252372348,72351,723576417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS281252672333,72337,72353,72359,72364,7236721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4281252372339,72347,723641934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS281252272343,723672045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22812521723643337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132812521723671803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13281252472333,72337,72353,723595317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O281252272339,723644899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O281252372342,72343,723531059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22812521723642562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2281252772333,72342,72343,72349,72353,72359,723672718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O281252372343,72353,72367890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O281252272343,7236794
Vanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·4H2O2812521723438
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10281252272347,723641395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4281252172349380
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O28125217236743
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42812521723431655
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O281252372343,72353,72367185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4281252272353,72367175
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7281252172339140


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000651The 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 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
Giersdorf_00000651268266late- to post-KazanianBiostratigraphyAge 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  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age 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_00000652276273276-273Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age 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_00000653281277281-277Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age 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_00000654266252266-252Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age 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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