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Locality Name:
Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 130844
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130844.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Murlo, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Fondo Bello
Fontazzi
La Befa
Murlo Mine
Pompana
Torre Di Crevole

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeAragoniteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparGypsumMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSerpentineSpinelSulphurTalc

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Opal  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1732028803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1731981627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)273200,732063250
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)273203,73206483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)473200,73202,73206,7320727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217320627198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4173202951
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6273198,732024135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2273200,732069895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1731988173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1732067437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1732006890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4173206350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317320714640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O373198,73202,732071271
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)173206770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2273200,732065674
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1732062994
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2373198,73202,732071898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217320639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2273203,732063106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2373203,73206,7320761156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1732061711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1732006417
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1732002045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21732023337
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1732021025


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