Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 130792
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130792.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine)
Servette-Chuc Mining Complex

Latitude: 45°40'45"N
Longitude: 7°26'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.679166666667,7.4491666666667

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Ardennite	Braunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore
Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Iron	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Woodwardite	Zircon

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P S Si Sr Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Ardennite Braunite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum Diaspore
Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Hydrotalcite Iron Malachite Marcasite
Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Woodwardite Zircon

107 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Aluminoceladonite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anilite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Ardennite-(As) ()*
Barroisite ()*	Birnessite ()*	Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Calderite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Deerite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Edenite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fayalite ()*	Ferri-ghoseite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Gasparite-(La) ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hollandite ()*
Hydrowoodwardite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Jadeite ()*
Kutnohorite ()*	Langite ()*	Macfallite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesiochloritoid ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganiandrosite-(Ce) ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Omphacite ()*	Paragonite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Piemontite-(Sr) ()*	Powellite ()*
Priderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsbeckite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Richterite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Slavíkite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Strontiomelane ()*	Talc ()*	Tephroite ()*	Tiragalloite ()*
Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tweddillite ()*
Uvarovite ()*	Violarite ()*	Winchite ()*	Woodwardite ()*	Wüstite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	68445,68446	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	68445	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	1	68445	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	68445,68446,68448	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	68446,68448	2353
Aluminoceladonite ()*	Mica	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)Al(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	68445	12
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	68445	2162
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	1	68449	88
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	68449	3250
Ardennite-(As) ()*	Ardennite	Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆	1	68445	34
Barroisite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	2	68446,68448	49
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	1	68445	178
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	68446,68449	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	68445	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	68449	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	68445,68446,68448,68449	27770
Calderite ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	68445	17
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	68445	309
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	1	68445	94
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	68446	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	68449	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	68446,68448	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	2	68446,68448	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	68449	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	68445	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	68445,68446,68448	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	68446	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	68446,68449	3846
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	68445	599
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68446	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	68446,68449	2970
Deerite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₆Fe³⁺₃(Si₆O₁₇)O₃(OH)₅	1	68446	27
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	68446	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	3	68445,68446,68448	4135
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68445	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	68445,68446,68448	8173
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	68449	371
Ferri-ghoseite ()*	Amphibole	(NaMn²⁺)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68445	14
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	68445	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	68449	1188
Gasparite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(AsO₄)	1	68445	5
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	68446,68448	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	68449	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	68445	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	68446	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	68446,68449	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1	68445	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	68445,68446	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1	68449	407
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	68445	243
Hydrowoodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	1	68446	16
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	68445,68446,68448	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	68449	1089
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	68445	172
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆	1	68445	154
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	1	68445	234
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	68449	593
Macfallite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn³⁺₃(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₃	1	68445	6
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	68446	451
Magnesiochloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	MgAl₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	68445	12
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	68445,68446,68448	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	68446,68449	12537
Manganiandrosite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	MnCe(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	68445	1
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	68445	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	68446	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	68445	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	68445,68446,68447,68448	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	1	68445	186
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	2	68445,68446	229
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	68446,68448	247
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	68445	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	68445	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	68445,68446	260
Piemontite-(Sr) ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	CaSr(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	68445	12
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1	68445	494
Priderite ()*	Coronadite	K(Ti₇Fe³⁺)O₁₆	1	68445	41
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	68446,68448	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	68445	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	1	68445	244
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1	68445	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	68446	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	68445,68446,68447,68448	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	1	68449	68
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	68445	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	68445	969
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68445	148
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	3	68445,68446,68448	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	68446	4894
Slavíkite ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₃O)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈·98H₂O	1	68446	44
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	68445,68446	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	68446	21482
Strontiomelane ()*	Coronadite	Sr(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	68445	3
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3	68445,68446,68448	3337
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	68445	240
Tiragalloite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₄As⁵⁺Si₃O₁₂(OH)	1	68445	15
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	68445,68446,68448	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	68445	433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68445	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	68449	1044
Tweddillite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	CaSrMn³⁺₂Al(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)	1	68445	4
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	1	68445	212
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	68445	380
Winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68445	51
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	1	68446	57
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO	1	68449	74
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	68445	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	68446,68448	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-2	Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine), Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-2
FKM-171	Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine), Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-171
R060905	Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine), Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy	https://rruff.info/R060905
R060323	Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine), Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy	https://rruff.info/R060323

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