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Locality Name:
Roncegno, Valsugana, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 281
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 135374
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135374.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Roncegno, Valsugana, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cinquevalli Mine
Mt. Zaccon Mine
Pamera (Pammera)

Latitude: 46°2'36"N
Longitude: 11°24'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.043333333333,11.405833333333
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: Ag Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteColumbiteCorundumCovelliteCubanite
CyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeFluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMixiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePharmacosideritePolybasite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTourmaline
ValleriiteWoodwarditeWurtziteZinkenite

90 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cyanotrichite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2812521725202793
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O28125217251990
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2812521725192734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22812521725193092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb281252172519363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS281252372519,72520,725219052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O281252172519143
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6281252172519919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22812521725195509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O281252172519150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)281252272519,7252011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F281252172519304
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6281252172519413
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3281252172519214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2812521725191966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3281252272519,725211935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11281252172519843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32812521725191089
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)428125217251979
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62812521725191633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)281252372519,72520,7252127770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O28125217251988
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2281252172519178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2812521725194979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S281252272519,725205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2281252272519,7252127198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS281252272519,72521966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS281252272519,725214165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3281252172519802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2812521725192970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2281252172519179
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O281252172519366
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4281252172519651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22812521725199895
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)281252172519551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2281252272519,725209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS281252272519,7252024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)281252272519,725217437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2812521725196890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O328125217252114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2812521725191689
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)628125217251957
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)28125217251916
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62812521725191066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14281252172519784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62812521725192228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42812521725195591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O281252172519593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2281252172519265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2281252172519987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4281252272519,72521249
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)281252172521451
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2812521725191487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O428125217252114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)228125217251912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2281252272519,725205674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2812521725191107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2281252272519,725215800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2812521725191508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228125217251917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2812521725192994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82812521725211512
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]281252172519716
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O281252172519309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2281252372519,72520,7252139462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2812521725191725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82812521725199056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2281252372519,72520,7252161156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2281252172519233
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O281252172519177
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2281252172519454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2812521725194894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2812521725192705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2812521725191153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6281252172519134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)281252372519,72520,725216417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4281252172519249
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2812521725192473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS281252372519,72520,7252121482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4281252172519586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32812521725193418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)281252172519156
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F281252172519232
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13281252272519,725205317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O281252172519433
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]281252172519237
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)28125217251957
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42812521725191655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS281252172519372
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42281252172519228


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000651The Val Daone Conglomerate is a mid-Permian unit that runs through much of the south-central Alpine region. Some localities possess trace amounts of U and Cu.


4 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
Giersdorf_00000651268266late- to post-KazanianBiostratigraphyAge is interpreted by the author as being linked to the "Mid Permian Event" which is a surge of tectonic activity that represents the final act of the Hercyanian/Variscan cycle   Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Val Daone Conglomerate is expressed as Mid to Upper Permian, late to post Kazanian and possibly up into the lower Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000652276273276-273Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Treviogo is described as lower to middle Permian, mostly Kungarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000653281277281-277Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Collio Formation is described as lower Permian, mostly Artinskian. The numbers do not agree with the GSA's Arinskian age as the paper uses a different Time Scale. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000654266252266-252Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Verrucano formation is described as Upper Permian and Upper Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11

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