Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3

mindat Locality ID: 130840
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130840.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Il Caggio (Monterufoli Cu Mine)
Il Castagno (Libbiano)
La Corte
Lagoni Di Serrazzano
Larderello
Libbiano
Malentrata
Micciano
Micciano Cu Prospect
Monterufoli
Podere Montecaciaia (Serrazzano)
Poggio Al Quattrino
Poggio Dei Leccioni (Serrazzano)
Rocca Sillana
San Dalmazio
San Michele Alle Formiche

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

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 Au B Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg N Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BerthieriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovellite
EpidoteEpsomiteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKlebelsbergiteLarderelliteMalachiteMarcasite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPrehnitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSantite
SepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteWollastonite

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Ammonioborite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Berthierite  (*)Biringuccite  (*)Borax  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coquandite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Kernite  (*)Klebelsbergite  (*)Larderellite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Metastibnite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Nasinite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)
Peretaite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Santite  (*)Sassolite  (*)Sborgite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)Tincalconite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tschermigite  (*)Ulexite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Volkonskoite  (*)Wairakite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2331731223419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3331731222353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)633173121966
Ammonioborite  (*)Not in a structural group(NH4)3B15O20(OH)8·4H2O001731211
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1731261627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21731252162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1731252734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)273117,731233250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS331731229052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17312511547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4173125343
Biringuccite  (*)NoneNa2B5O8(OH)·H2O001731211
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O3317312176
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4473117,73125,73126,731315516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11173125843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31731251089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17312627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1731254979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4173125352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1731175707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2773117,73118,73125,73126,73130,73131,7313327198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1731173531
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS33173121966
Coquandite  (*)NoneSb3+6+xO8+x(SO4)(OH)x(H2O)1-x (x = 0.3)17312510
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3331731221797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1731254165
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)33173122498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2473123,73124,73125,731279895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)33273121,731228173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O33273121,73124484
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17312524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu17312430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC331731222812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O373123,73125,731286890
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3331731225433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61731252228
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2173125230
Kernite  (*)NoneNa2B4O6(OH)2·3H2O3317312110
Klebelsbergite  (*)KlebelsbergiteSb3+4O4(SO4)(OH)217312516
Larderellite  (*)Larderellite(NH4)B5O7(OH)2·H2O331731212
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4173124359
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)373124,73127,731321487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4273117,7312414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217311712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2273124,731255674
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S317312587
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1731251508
Nasinite  (*)NoneNa2B5O8(OH)·2H2O001731211
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1731272994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S333173121511
Peretaite  (*)NoneCaSb3+4O4(SO4)2(OH)2·2H2O1731256
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O173123265
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)233273121,731261898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2473123,73125,73126,7312739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S833273122,731309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO233573121,73124,73125,73127,7312961156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS33173121712
Santite  (*)SantiteKB5O6(OH)4·2H2O331731213
Sassolite  (*)NoneB(OH)33317312131
Sborgite  (*)NoneNaB5O6(OH)4·3H2O331731216
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1731251153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3173125179
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O173120241
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17312521482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)173125446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31731253418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS33373121,73123,731252045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131731255317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)33173121299
Tincalconite  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·3H2O3317312129
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O33273121,731224899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2331731222562
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O3317312181
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O33173121160
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3173125369
Volkonskoite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O17312422
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O3317312173
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3331731211247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1731171025



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
DeepDive-Co-0017333K/Ar, Rb/Srage of hydrothermal activitybiotite     2067Larderello, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, ItalyLarderello fieldBelkin et al. (1985)10.1016/0375-6505(85)90094-XG15_59age of hydrothermal activity


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130392Larderello, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130392


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