Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Formazza, Formazza Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 132174
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132174.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Formazza, Formazza Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Ban Group
Bocchetta Del Gallo
Cima Della Freghera
Formazza Gneiss Quarries
Ghiacciaio Dei Camosci (Ghiacciaio Siedel)
Gries Pass
Maria Luisa Refuge Area
Morasco Area
Piano Dei Camosci (Pian Dei Camosci)
Sabbione Glacier
Vallone Del Vannino
Vallone Di Nefelgiù

Latitude: 46°24'46"N
Longitude: 8°21'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.412777777778,8.3608333333333

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	Allanite	Allophane	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Brannerite
Brookite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Crichtonite	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum	Heulandite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sartorite	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Stilbite	Talc	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Allophane Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bastnäsite Brannerite
Brookite Calcite Chabazite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Crichtonite Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Geocronite Gypsum Heulandite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite
Mica Monazite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sartorite Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Stilbite Talc Tetrahedrite
Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*
Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bornite ()*
Brannerite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Crichtonite ()*
Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Dufrénoysite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*	Gramaccioliite-(Y) ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(Nd) ()*
Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*	Scolecite ()*	Senaite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Thorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	71106	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	71090,71102,71108	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	11	71090,71091,71095,71099,71101,71102,71105,71106,71107,71108,71113	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	71113,71114	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	71090,71091,71107	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	12	71090,71091,71093,71094,71100,71102,71104,71107,71108,71112,71113,71116	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	71106,71115	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	71103	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	6	71101,71102,71105,71107,71108,71109	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	71090,71105	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	71106	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	71106	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	71106,71113	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1	71114	304
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	71105,71106	5516
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	1	71094	248
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	8	71091,71093,71094,71100,71104,71107,71108,71113	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	14	71090,71092,71095,71096,71097,71099,71105,71106,71107,71108,71110,71113,71114,71115	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	71106,71115	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	1	71113	310
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	71107	5707
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	71105,71106	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	4	71091,71100,71101,71113	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	71090	1025
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1	71094	27
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	71092,71105,71106	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9	71090,71092,71098,71099,71106,71107,71108,71109,71115	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	6	71090,71092,71098,71100,71105,71106	648
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	1	71106	34
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	71095,71096,71097,71108,71113,71114	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	3	71097,71108,71112	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	71095,71106	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1	71094	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	71092,71106,71107,71109,71111,71115	24243
Gramaccioliite-(Y) ()*	Crichtonite	(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	1	71114	9
Graphite ()*	None	C	3	71092,71105,71106	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	71103	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	10	71090,71094,71101,71102,71108,71109,71111,71112,71113,71114	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	71106	1689
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	1	71113	246
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	BeY(SiO₄)(OH)	1	71114	55
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	71104,71106	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	71090,71091,71108	5433
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	1	71106	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	71104	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	5	71090,71100,71105,71107,71109	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	2	71095,71113	1271
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	71113	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	71113	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	71106	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	71105	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	71100	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	71106	1107
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	3	71107,71108,71114	945
Monazite-(Nd) ()*	Monazite	Nd(PO₄)	1	71114	26
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	14	71090,71095,71096,71097,71100,71101,71102,71105,71106,71107,71108,71109,71110,71114	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	4	71092,71104,71106,71115	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	71095,71096,71100,71108,71113	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	71090,71092,71099,71100,71104,71105,71106,71107,71108,71112,71113,71115	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	71090,71107	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	71090,71091,71092,71094,71095,71096,71097,71098,71099,71100,71101,71102,71104,71105,71106,71107,71108,71109,71111,71112,71113,71114,71115	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	71106	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	18	71090,71091,71092,71094,71098,71099,71100,71101,71102,71105,71106,71107,71108,71109,71111,71112,71113,71114	5614
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	5	71095,71097,71100,71108,71113	390
Senaite ()*	Crichtonite	Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1	71094	28
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	9	71099,71100,71101,71102,71105,71107,71111,71112,71114	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	71106	5186
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	1	71105	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	71092,71105,71106	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	3	71100,71105,71116	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	71105	3418
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	71110	268
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	4	71092,71105,71106,71115	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2	71105,71106	1803
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	71114	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	15	71090,71091,71094,71095,71096,71097,71100,71101,71104,71107,71108,71112,71113,71114,71116	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4	71090,71092,71106,71115	2562
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	4	71092,71106,71107,71115	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	4	71094,71107,71108,71114	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	71094,71095,71097	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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