Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Valfurva, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 135360
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135360.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Valfurva, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Cedec Valley
Cima Di Pale Rosse
Gavia Valley
Gran Zebrù (Königspitze)
Sobretta Mt.
Zebrù Valley

Latitude: 46°28'7"N
Longitude: 10°33'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.468611111111,10.550555555556

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brookite	Brucite
Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote
Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gismondine	Gypsum	Humite	Lepidocrocite	Ludwigite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pharmacosiderite	Prehnite
Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	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 As B Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brookite Brucite
Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epidote
Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gismondine Gypsum Humite Lepidocrocite Ludwigite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pharmacosiderite Prehnite
Pumpellyite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite Vesuvianite Wurtzite

87 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Argentotennantite-(Zn) ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brookite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinoclase ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clintonite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cornwallite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gismondine ()*	Goethite ()*
Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lizardite ()*
Ludwigite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Meionite ()*	Metastibnite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Pararealgar ()*	Pargasite ()*	Periclase ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sudoite ()*
Szaibélyite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Titanite ()*	Valentinite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	70231,70234	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	70231,70233	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	70231,70239	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	70228	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	6	70228,70229,70230,70233,70235,70239	3250
Argentotennantite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆(Cu₄Zn₂)As₄S₁₃	1	70228	14
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	70231,70233,70235,70239	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	3	70229,70230,70239	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	70228,70239	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	70228,70239	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	70228	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	70239	5516
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	70231	700
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	2	70229,70239	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	9	70228,70229,70230,70231,70233,70234,70235,70238,70239	27770
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	2	70228,70239	310
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	70228,70229,70230,70231,70239	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	70231	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	70231,70239	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	70239	1756
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	1	70228	127
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1	70229	236
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	3	70229,70230,70239	86
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	70239	1008
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	70228	175
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	2	70229,70239	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	70231,70239	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	70233,70234,70238	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5	70228,70229,70230,70231,70239	8173
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	70231,70239	129
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	4	70228,70230,70234,70238	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	2	70231,70239	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	70239	24243
Gismondine ()*	Gismondine	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄)O₁₆·8H₂O	1	70239	128
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	70239	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	3	70229,70233,70239	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	70239	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	70238	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	70239	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	70228,70229,70231,70239	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	70231	5433
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	1	70235	230
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	70239	1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	70239	581
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	70239	359
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	3	70229,70231,70239	134
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	70229	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	70229,70231,70239	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	70228,70231,70239	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	70239	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1	70231	176
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	70233	87
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	70239	5800
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	1	70239	153
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	70239	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	70239	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	70228	492
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	1	70233	57
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	70239	313
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1	70229	114
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	70233	428
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	70239	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	70228,70239	1898
Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O	1	70239	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7	70229,70230,70231,70233,70234,70237,70239	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	70229,70239	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	70228,70231,70233,70234,70235,70237	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	2	70233,70235	712
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	70228	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	70228	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	70233	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	1	70239	390
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	1	70235	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	70228	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	70228	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	70229,70231,70239	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	4	70229,70230,70231,70239	1934
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	1	70233	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	3	70231,70233,70235	3418
Sudoite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	4	70228,70231,70236,70239	51
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	1	70231	87
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	70228	1803
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	1	70239	183
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	70231,70239	4899
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	1	70233	369
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1	70239	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	70239	1395

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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