Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sesia Valley, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 158523
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158523.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sesia Valley, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Alagna Valsesia
Borgosesia
Mastallone Valley
Nico Bassa Mine
Quarona
Scopello
Scopello Village Slag Locality
Valduggia
Varallo Sesia

Latitude: 45°48'41"N
Longitude: 8°6'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.811388888889,8.1113888888889

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Ardennite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baddeleyite	Baryte
Beryl	Braunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Connellite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Dumortierite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Garnet
Gypsum	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Symplesite	Tetradymite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Valleriite
Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wagnerite	Wurtzite	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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Ardennite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baddeleyite Baryte
Beryl Braunite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Connellite Copper
Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Devilline Dumortierite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Garnet
Gypsum Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Symplesite Tetradymite Titanite Tourmaline Valleriite
Vesuvianite Vivianite Wagnerite Wurtzite Zircon

113 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Antlerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Ardennite-(As) ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*
Azurite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Bavenite ()*	Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*
Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dumortierite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Godlevskite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Irarsite ()*	Isocubanite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Langite ()*
Lead ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Linarite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Litharge ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melonite ()*
Merenskyite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Moncheite ()*
Morenosite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paralaurionite ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Pilsenite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rutile ()*
Samaniite ()*	Sarkinite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Symplesite ()*
Tephroite ()*	Titanite ()*	Troilite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Valleriite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	71223	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	71222	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	71225,71233,71235	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	2	71234,71246	489
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	71225	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	71240	2734
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	71240	445
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	71246	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	71217	708
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	71240	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	71240	3250
Ardennite-(As) ()*	Ardennite	Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆	1	71222	34
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	71220	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	71228	2060
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	2	71217,71246	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	71240	5509
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	1	71234	238
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	71245	255
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	3	71225,71232,71245	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	71240	413
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	1	71230	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	71219	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	71222	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	71240	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	71217,71222,71240,71246	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	71240	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	71240	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	71228,71234,71238,71246	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	71234,71246	203
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	71234	966
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	71240	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	71217,71240	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2	71225,71245	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	3	71230,71237,71244	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	71240	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	71246	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	71240	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	71240	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	71240	366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	71246	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	71246	9895
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1	71225	231
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	71246	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	71230	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	71240	814
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	71246	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	71217	24243
Godlevskite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	71246	40
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	71228,71234	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	71245	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	71240	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	71228,71231	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1	71217	407
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2	71234,71246	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	4	71228,71231,71234,71246	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	1	71234	154
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃	1	71246	191
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	71240	2228
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	1	71240	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	71240	593
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	1	71240	192
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	71240	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	71240	987
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	2	71217,71219	249
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	1	71240	139
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	5	71228,71234,71238,71243,71246	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	71231,71246	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	71240	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	71234	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	5	71228,71234,71238,71243,71246	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	4	71228,71238,71243,71246	155
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	71235	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	71217	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	71234,71238	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	1	71238	133
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	71217	84
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	71245	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	3	71234,71243,71246	767
Paralaurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)	1	71240	46
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	2	71230,71246	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	5	71228,71234,71238,71239,71246	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	1	71217	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	71246	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	71217,71222	260
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	2	71234,71246	57
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	71240	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	71220,71228,71234,71238,71241,71246	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	71240	1725
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	2	71217,71222	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	71228,71231,71234,71238,71246	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	71220,71222	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	71217,71222	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2	71217,71222	969
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	1	71225	312
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	3	71218,71223,71228	5614
Samaniite ()*	None	Cu₂Fe₅Ni₂S₈	1	71246	4
Sarkinite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	71217	30
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	4	71225,71233,71235,71245	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	71246	6417
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1	71238	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	71217,71222	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	71217	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	71246	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	71246	978
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	71240	92
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	2	71217,71222	240
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	71217,71246	4899
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	2	71234,71246	1044
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	1	71240	369
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	2	71217,71228	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	71245	1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	71230,71246	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	71246	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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