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Locality Name:
Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 132165
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132165.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Monte Nero Mine
Mt. Dragnone

Latitude: 44°14'49"N
Longitude: 9°45'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.246944444444,9.7558333333333
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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArthuriteBaryteBraunite
CalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCorundumDescloiziteDiaspore
DomeykiteEpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetGypsumLindackeriteMalachiteMixiteNatrochalcite
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePrehnitePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRoseliteRutile
SerpentineSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcThomsoniteTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteVivianiteVolborthite
Wagnerite

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Allophane  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brandtite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Brushite  (*)Cabalzarite  (*)Calcite  (*)Castellaroite  (*)
Celsian  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Coralloite  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Crednerite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gageite  (*)Geigerite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ice  (*)
Inesite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Langite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganohörnesite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Neotocite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Parnauite  (*)Parsettensite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Sarkinite  (*)Sterlinghillite  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Talc  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tilasite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Volborthite  (*)Wallkilldellite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61695951022
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O169595470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1695971627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21695952162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31695951534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1695953250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O169595194
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21695955509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16959511547
Brandtite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O16959518
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)169595483
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O169595104
Cabalzarite  (*)NatrochalciteCaMg2(AsO4)2·2H2O1695954
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)269595,6959727770
Castellaroite  (*)Not in a structural groupMn2+3(AsO4)2·4.5H2O1695952
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)169597100
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1695955707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O169595194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216959527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1695953531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4269595,69597951
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O169595295
Copper  (*)CopperCu1695953846
Coralloite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O1695954
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4169595109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4169595175
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO216959535
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1695952970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)169597498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6269596,695974135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16169595300
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As16959573
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1695978173
Gageite  (*)NoneMn2+21Si8O27(OH)2016959514
Geigerite  (*)LindackeriteMn2+5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·10H2O1695957
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1695957437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1695956890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4169595350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316959514640
Ice  (*)Amorphous TridymiteH2O16959559
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O16959550
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O616959573
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2169595234
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O169595593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O169595149
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)169595234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216959512537
Manganohörnesite  (*)VivianiteMn2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O1695959
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)169595362
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1695971236
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)169595186
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)169595492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1695952994
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O169595105
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O16959543
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O169595428
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21695971898
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4169595369
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21695953106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1695951725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2269595,6959661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1695951711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)169595969
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)16959530
Sterlinghillite  (*)NoneMn2+3(AsO4)2·3H2O1695953
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O16959590
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2269595,695973337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O169597452
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F16959534
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101695971395
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O169595155
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O16959520
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O16959584


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