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Locality Name:
Palagnedra, Centovalli, Ticino, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26

mindat Locality ID: 191693
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191693.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Palagnedra, Centovalli, Ticino, Switzerland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Boschetto Valley
Capolo Valley

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: Cl Cr Cu Fe K Ni O S 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AuricuprideCopperDjerfisheriteNonePentlanditePerovskiteSpinel

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Awaruite  (*)Chromite  (*)Copper  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe26261114375166
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4262611143753902
Copper  (*)CopperCu26262114375,1143763846
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl2626111437560
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S226261114375205
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)26261114375451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42626111437514899
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S826262114375,1143761512



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
Bradley_2012_043262626±0U/Pb monazite     191693Palagnedra, Centovalli, Ticino, SwitzerlandPalagnedraMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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