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Locality Name:
Mercanti Valley, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 133768
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133768.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mercanti Valley, Torrebelvicino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Monte Trisa Mines
Panciera Quarry
Zuccanti Valley

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
CaledoniteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDescloizite
DevillineDiasporeDundasiteEpidoteFerrieriteFluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteKtenasite
LinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMordeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStibniteStilbiteSulphurTetrahedriteTyroliteVivianite
WoodwarditeWurtzite

93 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Allophane  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dickite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fassinaite  (*)Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)
Geerite  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Ktenasite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Laurelite  (*)Lead  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mattheddleite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minohlite  (*)Montetrisaite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Osakaite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)
Redgillite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Scotlandite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)173625254
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3173617315
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O373617,73619,73621470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1736241627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2273617,736232162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)473617,73619,73622,736252734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1736241588
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O173619445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1736223250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1736239052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6473617,73619,73622,73625919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2373617,73619,736255509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)773617,73618,73619,73622,73623,73624,7362511547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6173625413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41736175516
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)417362279
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6273617,736251633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)473617,73623,73624,7362527770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6173619359
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O17361788
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)673617,73619,73621,73622,73623,736254979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1736175707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2373617,73623,7362527198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8173619577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O273617,736193531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1736172600
Copper  (*)CopperCu273617,736193846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1736174165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O373617,73619,736252970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)173617378
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O273617,73622366
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4173617651
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16273617,73619300
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O473617,73619,73621,7362297
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1736178173
Fassinaite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2(CO3)(S2O3)373617,73619,7362211
Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrierite[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O17362434
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2473617,73618,73623,736259617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS573617,73619,73622,73623,7362524243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O273617,7361968
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S517361738
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1736177437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS473617,73619,73622,73623717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O373617,73619,736226890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317361914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O473617,73619,73622,736251689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6473617,73619,73622,736251066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6273617,736192228
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O617361773
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4373617,73623,736245591
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O273617,7362275
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O573617,73619,73621,73622,73625593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1736241271
Laurelite  (*)NonePb7F12Cl2273617,736193
Lead  (*)CopperPb173617192
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2173617265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2573617,73619,73621,73622,73623987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2373617,73622,7362512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21736235674
Mattheddleite  (*)ApatitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl17361732
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1736251107
Minohlite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·8H2O1736175
Montetrisaite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·2H2O273617,736214
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O273623,736241508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O173624405
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)173617362
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O273617,7362258
Osakaite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·5H2O1736179
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O173625105
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6273617,73619477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O473617,73619,73621,73622309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2473617,73619,73623,7362539462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1736171725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2573617,73619,73623,73624,7362561156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O573617,73619,73621,73622,7362568
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O373617,73621,7362245
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2173617454
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O273617,73622142
Scotlandite  (*)NonePb(S4+O3)273617,7361925
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O273617,73622292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1736236417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)273617,736252473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS573617,73619,73622,73623,7362521482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31736243418
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O173624268
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)173625156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS373617,73619,736222045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2373617,73619,7362299
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13273623,736251803
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O173625245
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl173619605
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)17361957
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41736251655



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