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Locality Name:
Sestri Levante, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 132164
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132164.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sestri Levante, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Busi
Libiola Mine
Masso

Latitude: 44°18'16"N
Longitude: 9°26'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.304444444444,9.4483333333333

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	Allophane	Alunite	Aragonite	Botryogen	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore
Epsomite	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Valleriite	Woodwardite	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 Au C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Aragonite Botryogen Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore
Epsomite Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite
Melanterite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene
Quartz Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Valleriite Woodwardite Wurtzite

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunogen ()*	Andradite ()*	Antlerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bernalite ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bonattite ()*
Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cronstedtite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*
Diopside ()*	Epsomite ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Greenalite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hydrowoodwardite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Schwertmannite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spherocobaltite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uvarovite ()*	Valleriite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	69486	2793
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	69486	470
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	69486	272
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	69486	1534
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	69486	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	69486	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	69485,69486	5509
Bernalite ()*	Perovskite	Fe(OH)₃	1	69486	8
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	69486	50
Bonattite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·3H₂O	1	69486	21
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	69486	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	1	69486	45
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	69486	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	69485,69486	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	1	69486	88
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	69486	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	1	69486	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	69486	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	69486,69489	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	69486	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	69486	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	69485	951
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	69486	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	69486	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	69485,69486	4165
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	1	69486	54
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	69486	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	69486	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	69486	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	69486	366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	69485,69486	4135
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	69486	484
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O	1	69486	66
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	1	69486	86
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	69486	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	69486	30554
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	69486	61
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	69486	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	69486	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	69486	14640
Hydrowoodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	1	69486	16
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	69486	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	69486	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	69486	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	69486	593
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	69486	581
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	69485	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	69486	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	69485,69486	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	69486	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	69486	915
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	69486	1508
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	69486	471
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	69486	1512
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	69486	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	69486	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	69486	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	69486	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	69486	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	69486,69489	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	69486	5614
Schwertmannite ()*	Coronadite	Fe³⁺₁₆O₁₆(OH)_9.6(SO₄)_3.2·10H₂O	1	69486	37
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	69486	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	69486	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	69486	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	69486	21482
Spherocobaltite ()*	None	Co(CO₃)	1	69486	52
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	69486	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	69486	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	69486	2718
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	1	69486	212
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1	69486	237

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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