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Locality Name:
Astico Valley, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 185721
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185721.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Astico Valley, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Cogollo Del Cengio
Pedemonte
Rotzo
Valdastico
Velo D'Astico

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 Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteArtiniteBaryteBruciteCalciteChabaziteClay
CorundumDiasporeEttringiteFeldsparFerrieriteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeHydrotalciteMarcasite
MordeniteNatroliteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzSepioliteSerpentineSpinelThomsonite
TitaniteTobermoriteTochiliniteZircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)Artinite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ferrierite-Mg  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scawtite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tobermorite  (*)Tochilinite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)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)1734528803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1734601627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)473454,73455,73458,734623250
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O17345575
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)373454,73460,7346211547
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2273455,73458462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)573455,73458,73460,73462,7346327770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O173454310
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2273455,734629895
Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrierite[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O17346334
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1734542740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)273462,734637437
Graphite  (*)NoneC273455,734622812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31734621544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1734546890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317346214640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O473451,73455,73458,73462341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4273455,7346287
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4273455,73462359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4273455,7346214899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21734555674
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O173463405
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O373454,73455,734621236
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2173454313
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O273460,7346275
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2273455,7346239462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O273455,7346289
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81734609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2273452,7346361156
Scawtite  (*)NoneCa7(Si3O9)2(CO3)·2H2O17346025
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O173462390
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O173455241
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O173460183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O173455452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1734604899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)173460114
Tochilinite  (*)Tochilinite6(Fe0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2]17345556
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2273455,73460109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)273454,734605251



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