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Locality Name:
Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 36.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 34.4

mindat Locality ID: 132169
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132169.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy": 40
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bellino
Brossasco
Casteldelfino
Isasca
Piasco
Pontechianale
Sampeyre
Venasca

Latitude: 44°35'7"N
Longitude: 7°9'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.585277777778,7.1602777777778
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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti V Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArdenniteArtiniteAuricuprideAxiniteBrackebuschiteBraunite
BruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCoronaditeCorundumCubanite
DiasporeDumortieriteEllenbergeriteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteLawsoniteLazuliteMica
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileSapphirineSerpentineSpinelStauroliteStilpnomelaneSulphurTalcTourmaline
VesuvianiteWagneriteWurtziteZircon

94 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Akatoreite  (*)Albite  (*)
Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Artinite  (*)
Awaruite  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Bearthite  (*)Bementite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carlosturanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Coesite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Ellenbergerite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferriakasakaite-(Ce)  (*)Ferro-glaucophane  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gedrite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jadeite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)Magnesiodumortierite  (*)Magnesiostaurolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganiakasakaite-(La)  (*)
Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)
Omphacite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palenzonaite  (*)Paragonite  (*)
Parsettensite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Retgersite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sapphirine  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Sursassite  (*)Talc  (*)Troilite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wagnerite  (*)Zaratite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)21705833419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6270581,705991022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6270581,70599286
Akatoreite  (*)Not in a structural groupMn2+9Al2Si8O24(OH)81705673
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)970565,70568,70569,70570,70571,70581,70585,70586,705998803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)336.434.4370574,70581,705992353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3870578,70579,70589,70593,70594,70597,70598,706001534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4870578,70579,70583,70593,70594,70597,70598,70600708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1705893250
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O17058975
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe170589166
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)217056788
Bearthite  (*)BrackebuschiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)36.434.41705739
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)8170567173
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)170567483
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2770578,70579,70589,70593,70594,70598,70600462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)570568,70569,70571,70593,7059627770
Carlosturanite  (*)None(Mg,Fe2+,Ti)21(Si,Al)12O28(OH)34·H2O970576,70578,70579,70589,70593,70594,70597,70598,7060015
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217059627198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2270590,70592376
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4970578,70579,70583,70589,70593,70594,70597,70598,70600951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)836.434.4370573,70577,705941756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2170589236
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO236.434.4270574,7058177
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O336.434.41705731797
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3170583802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6970577,70578,70579,70589,70593,70594,70597,70598,706004135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)36.434.4270574,70582648
Ellenbergerite  (*)EllenbergeriteMg6(Mg,Ti,Zr,   )2(Al,Mg)6Si8O28(OH)1036.434.41705733
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O636.434.4270573,70574944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)470569,70570,70586,705998173
Ferriakasakaite-(Ce)  (*)EpidoteCaCeFe3+AlMn2+(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)1705671
Ferro-glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)217059926
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)217058138
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17059624243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)236.434.4170573178
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2270569,70599286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)36.434.41705747437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3470577,70593,70594,705971544
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2170589205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3570569,70570,70571,70585,7059614640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16170567243
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O270589,70595341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3270581,705995433
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O6570565,70566,70569,70581,70599154
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO436.434.4570573,70574,70590,70592,706031507
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O170587121
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2170566232
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)170589451
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)217056793
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)ChloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)236.434.417057312
Magnesiodumortierite  (*)DumortieriteMgAl6BSi3O17(OH)1705756
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)436.434.4370573,70574,706037
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4470580,70589,70596,7059914899
Manganiakasakaite-(La)  (*)EpidoteCaLa(Mn3+AlMn2+)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)1705672
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)270565,705694924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)36.434.4170573945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)236.434.4570565,70569,70573,70581,7060317380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)170567186
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O17059580
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6370581,70594,70599229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1705672994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1705652349
Palenzonaite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(VO4)31705679
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2270569,70581247
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O17058543
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8270583,705891512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3170589495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)236.434.41705732273
Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Ellenbergerite(Mg,   )2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)636.434.4270574,706036
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)270567,70585260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS236.434.4270574,7058539462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)336.434.4370573,70574,70603341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81705839056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21170565,70566,70567,70569,70570,70581,70582,70590,70592,70596,7059961156
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O17058355
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1705671711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)170567969
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2170567375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO236.434.4770573,70574,70581,70590,70592,70599,706035614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]36.434.4270573,70574129
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)36.434.4470573,70574,70590,705922705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1705966417
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O436.434.41705731934
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O170569456
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS36.434.41705742045
Sursassite  (*)ArdenniteMn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)317058524
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)236.434.4270573,705803337
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1705831044
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3170589212
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10470577,70583,70591,705941395
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F36.434.417057361
Zaratite  (*)AmorphousNi3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O17058956
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)36.434.4470573,70574,70581,705995251


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
Alexandra-016336.434.435.4 ± 1.0U-PbAge of metamorphismzircon17540  ZirconMagnesiostaurolite 195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyDora Maira MassifGebauer et al. (1997)10.1016/S0024-4937(97)82002-6L41_5 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060259Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060259

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