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Locality Name:
Po Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 36.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 34.4

mindat Locality ID: 185711
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185711.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Po Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Crissolo
Martiniana Po
Monviso
Oncino
Rifreddo

Latitude: 44°41'45"N
Longitude: 7°4'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.695833333333,7.0752777777778
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 B Be C Ca Cr F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylBrackebuschiteCalciteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCorundum
DumortieriteEllenbergeriteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyroxene
QuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTalcTitaniteZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Bearthite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Coesite  (*)Ellenbergerite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jadeite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesiochloritoid  (*)Magnesiodumortierite  (*)
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Minnesotaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nybøite  (*)
Omphacite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)236.434.41704963419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)36.434.4270496,704988803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)336.434.41704962353
Bearthite  (*)BrackebuschiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)36.434.41704939
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1836.434.41705024286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O436.434.41704963902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)836.434.41705001756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)36.434.4270491,704961025
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO236.434.417049377
Ellenbergerite  (*)EllenbergeriteMg6(Mg,Ti,Zr,   )2(Al,Mg)6Si8O28(OH)1036.434.41704933
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)36.434.4270496,705008173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F36.434.41704912740
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)236.434.4170496286
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)336.434.41704911544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O336.434.417049814640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O336.434.4270496,705005433
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O636.434.4270496,70500154
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO436.434.41704931507
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)ChloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)236.434.417049612
Magnesiodumortierite  (*)DumortieriteMgAl6BSi3O17(OH)36.434.4270493,704946
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)436.434.41704937
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)36.434.41704961487
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)236.434.417049661
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)236.434.4270493,7050017380
Nybøite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)236.434.41704938
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O636.434.4170496229
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO336.434.4170491495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)236.434.41705002273
Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Ellenbergerite(Mg,   )2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)636.434.41704936
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)336.434.4170493341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO236.434.4370491,70496,7050261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO236.434.4370493,70496,705005614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O436.434.41704961934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)236.434.4270493,704963337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O36.434.41704964899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)36.434.41705005251


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
Alexandra-016336.434.435.4 ± 1.0U-PbAge of metamorphismzircon17540 YesZirconMagnesiostaurolite 195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyDora Maira MassifGebauer et al. (1997)10.1016/S0024-4937(97)82002-6L41_5 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-42Martiniana Po, Po Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-42
R070395Case Parigi (Case Paris), Martiniana Po, Po Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070395

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