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Locality Name:
Marciana, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.9

mindat Locality ID: 209034
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209034.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marciana, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Crino Di Serra
La Guardia
Procchio
San Rocco Mine

Latitude: 42°47'53"N
Longitude: 10°10'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.798055555556,10.171666666667

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 Ca F Fe H Li Mg Na O Si Sn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileTourmaline
VesuvianiteWollastonite

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Grossular  (*)Laumontite  (*)Quartz  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1727668803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181727664286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21727665171
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)172766520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4.33.91727658173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31727661544
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1727631271
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217276661156
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101727661395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31727661247



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0086Quartz latite


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
Michelle_00864.33.94.1±0.2K-ArAge of quartz latitefeldsparK20    280112La Guardia, Marciana, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, ItalyMt La GuardiaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of quartz latite


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