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Locality Name:
Centovalli, Ticino, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26

mindat Locality ID: 157052
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157052.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Centovalli, Ticino, Switzerland": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gridone - Monte Limidario Area
Onsernone Valley
Palagnedra

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 Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAuricuprideBerylCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CopperCorundumDjerfisheriteEpidoteFeldsparMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelStilbite
TridymiteZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Annite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copper  (*)
Corundum  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Paragonite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11143708803
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21114370356
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe26261114375166
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18262604286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111437327770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O1114370232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22114370,11437327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4262611143753902
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61114370518
Copper  (*)CopperCu26262114375,1143763846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311143701797
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl2626111437560
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11143738173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O61114370414
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S226261114375205
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41114370407
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1114370367
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11143731271
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)26261114375451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426262114370,11437514899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211143725800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1114370945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111437317380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1114370884
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21114370247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S826262114375,1143761512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211143702273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211143731898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111437339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82114370,1143739056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111437361156
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2111437092
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl1114370444
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O1114373189
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1114370652
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41114370380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11143705251



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
Bradley_2012_043262626±0U/Pb monazite     191693Palagnedra, Centovalli, Ticino, SwitzerlandPalagnedraMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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