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Locality Name:
Redagno (Radein), Aldino (Aldein), Adige Valley (Etsch Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 158526
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158526.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Redagno (Radein), Aldino (Aldein), Adige Valley (Etsch Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Bletterbach Gorge
Lerch Quarry

Latitude: 46°21'56"N
Longitude: 11°24'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.365555555556,11.403333333333

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: As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBaryteCalciteCovelliteGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2602601719231588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22602601719235509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)26026017192311547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260271923,7192427770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2602601719231252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2602601719235707
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2602601719234165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2260260271923,719249895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26026017192324243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2602601719236890
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2602601719231487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226026017192312537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2602601719231107
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226026017192339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226026017192361156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26026017192321482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132602601719231803



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
sedcu-00462260260M. Permian     Yes Cu21408Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalySouth TyrolCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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