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Locality Name:
Palù Del Fersina, Mocheni Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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

mindat Locality ID: 130822
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130822.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Palù Del Fersina, Mocheni Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Maso Erdemolo (Grua Va Hardombl)
Santa Barbara
Tasaineri Valley

Latitude: 46°7'15"N
Longitude: 11°22'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.120833333333,11.378333333333
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGypsumLinariteMalachiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Redgillite  (*)Rutile  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2812521724472734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2812521724479052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6281252172447919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22812521724475509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)28125217244711547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32812521724471935
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62812521724471633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)28125217244727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2812521724474979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2812521724475707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2281252272447,7244827198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2812521724474165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2812521724472970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22812521724479895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2812521724478173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22812521724479617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12281252172447663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS281252372447,72448,7244924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2812521724477437
Gold  (*)CopperAu28125217244730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2812521724476890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O328125217244714640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62812521724471066
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O281252172447593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2281252172447987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)228125217244712537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228125217244717380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]281252172447716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2281252372447,72448,7244939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO228125217244761156
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O28125217244745
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22812521724475614
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O281252172447292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2812521724476417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS281252372447,72448,7244921482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2812521724472045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132812521724475317


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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