Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Malcantone, Ticino, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 132092
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132092.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Malcantone, Ticino, Switzerland": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Alto Malcantone
Aranno
Astano (Astanno)
Croglio
Curio
Miglieglia
Novaggio
Pura
Sessa

Latitude: 46°1'15"N
Longitude: 8°52'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.020833333333,8.8677777777778

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.

Acanthite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Bournonite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Cristobalite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar
Gypsum	Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Minium	Mixite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Sulphur	Symplesite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Cu H O S W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Bournonite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Cristobalite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Feldspar
Gypsum Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Minium Mixite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Sulphur Symplesite Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite Vivianite Wurtzite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Agardite-(La) ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Digenite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gudmundite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Langite ()*	Linarite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metastibnite ()*	Miargyrite ()*
Microcline ()*	Minium ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Parasymplesite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsbeckite ()*
Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Semseyite ()*
Senarmontite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Symplesite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Tooeleite ()*	Tripuhyite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	114554	2793
Agardite-(La) ()*	Mixite	LaCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	114536	33
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	114551	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	114559	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	114558,114559	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	16	114537,114542,114543,114544,114545,114547,114550,114551,114554,114555,114556,114557,114558,114559,114561,114564	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	7	114541,114543,114544,114553,114555,114556,114557	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	114558,114559	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	16	114537,114538,114539,114540,114543,114544,114545,114547,114548,114550,114551,114553,114554,114555,114564,114565	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	3	114541,114558,114559	919
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	7	114542,114543,114544,114550,114553,114558,114559	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	2	114541,114543	343
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	3	114555,114558,114559	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	3	114537,114539,114540	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	114537,114540	1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	3	114541,114554,114555	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	6	114541,114542,114544,114558,114559,114561	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	114537,114545,114547,114553,114558,114559,114564	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	3	114543,114558,114559	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	3	114541,114543,114554	352
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	17	114539,114540,114542,114543,114544,114547,114548,114550,114551,114553,114555,114557,114558,114559,114561,114564,114565	27198
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	1	114536	453
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2	114541,114543	1027
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	114536	371
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	13	114542,114543,114544,114545,114547,114548,114550,114551,114555,114558,114559,114561,114564	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5	114536,114543,114544,114555,114556	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7	114537,114545,114547,114550,114554,114555,114564	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	114547,114564	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	4	114541,114543,114558,114559	717
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1	114553	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	114543	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	114559	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	4	114541,114543,114558,114559	1689
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	114554,114555	103
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	3	114543,114558,114559	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	114537	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	7	114541,114542,114543,114544,114553,114554,114555	784
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	5	114541,114543,114544,114553,114556	230
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	114543	593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	4	114541,114543,114558,114559	987
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	114537	249
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	114558,114559	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	10	114542,114543,114544,114547,114548,114550,114551,114555,114559,114564	5674
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3	114543,114544,114556	87
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	3	114541,114554,114555	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	114550	4924
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	2	114558,114559	247
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	14	114537,114538,114539,114540,114543,114547,114550,114553,114555,114556,114557,114559,114561,114564	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	114536	492
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	114536	124
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2	114554,114555	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	20	114537,114538,114539,114540,114542,114543,114544,114545,114547,114548,114550,114551,114553,114554,114555,114556,114559,114561,114564,114565	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	15	114537,114540,114542,114543,114544,114547,114548,114550,114551,114553,114555,114556,114559,114564,114565	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	114537,114538,114539,114540,114541,114542,114543,114544,114545,114547,114548,114550,114551,114553,114554,114555,114556,114557,114558,114559,114561,114564,114565	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	0		68
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	114558,114559	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	6	114537,114547,114548,114555,114559,114564	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	0		4894
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	0		142
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	1	114541	165
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	2	114541,114543	179
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	114541,114543	292
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	3	114555,114558,114559	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	3	114543,114558,114559	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	14	114541,114542,114543,114544,114545,114547,114551,114553,114555,114557,114558,114559,114561,114564	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	4	114541,114543,114554,114555	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	6	114541,114543,114544,114553,114556,114557	3418
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	1	114536	90
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2	114543,114544	2045
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	114536	92
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	114554,114558,114559	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	114548,114555,114565	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	2	114558,114559	433
Tooeleite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₆(AsO₃)₄(SO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	114536	10
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	1	114543	66
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	5	114541,114543,114544,114554,114556	369
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	2	114537,114555	237
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	2	114558,114559	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	114558,114559	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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