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Locality Name:
Prali, Germanasca Valley, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 185712
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185712.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prali, Germanasca Valley, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Crosetto Mine
Envie Lake
Envie Mine
Miniere Valley
Rodoretto-Nuova Fontane Mine (Rodoretto Mine; Nuova Fontane Mine)
Sapatlé Mine

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 As Au B C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBastnäsiteBrookiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidote
FeldsparGarnetHeulanditeMalachiteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSepioliteSphaleriteSpinelStilbiteStilpnomelaneSulphur
TalcTetrahedriteTourmalineZircon

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Barroisite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bornite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Deerite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Jarosite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-foitite  (*)Malachite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
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)2470773,70775,70777,707793419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)270773,707778803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)170773706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2270773,707742162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1707739052
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2270776,7077749
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F170773304
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4270776,707775516
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2170773700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17077827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1707734979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1707775707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217077627198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8170773577
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2170775376
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1707763531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81707731756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1707731025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1707774165
Deerite  (*)NoneFe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)5270776,7077727
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S270776,707771027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61707784135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21707739895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)170773648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)370773,70774,707788173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1707732740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17077324243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2170777286
Gold  (*)CopperAu17077330554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31707731544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317077314640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O170774246
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)17077316
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61707732228
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4170776249
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)170776451
Magnesio-foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)17077322
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217077612537
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)170773945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217077417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2370773,70776,7077939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8270773,707789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2270774,7077661156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS170773712
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2170776375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21707735614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)170773598
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1707732705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1707731153
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O270773,70779241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1707736417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17077321482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O170774189
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O270776,70777456
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1707732045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2470773,70775,70778,707793337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13270773,707771803
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21707732562
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)270773,70776939



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