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Locality Name:
Seula Mine (ex Montecatini Quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 285
Youngest recorded age at locality: 269

mindat Locality ID: 2103
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2103.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Seula Mine (ex Montecatini Quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°55'0"N
Longitude: 8°29'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.916666666667,8.4833333333333
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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb REE S Sc Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Ln Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb REE S Sc Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAxinite
BaryteBerylCalciteCeriteChabaziteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetHarmotomeHellanditeKaolinite
KristianseniteMalachiteMeliliteMicaMilariteMixiteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PectolitePrehnitePumpellyitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheelite
SerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStilbiteStilpnomelaneThortveititeTitaniteTopazTourmalineZircon

89 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(Y)  (*)
Aluminocerite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Bazzite  (*)Berthierine  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Calcioancylite-(Nd)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cascandite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celsian  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Gugiaite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hellandite-(Y)  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Jervisite  (*)
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kristiansenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scandiobabingtonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sekaninaite  (*)
Siderophyllite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Thorite  (*)
Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Vigezzite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)62852690141
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O285269090
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)28526908803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2852690706
Allanite-(Y)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)285269028
Aluminocerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce6Ca3)   Al(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)328526908
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO228526902162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)328526901534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)28526902734
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22852690718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS28526909052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)22852690260
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)2852690161
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)285269011547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)2852690255
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O285269051
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4285269059
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22852690606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1828526904286
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)285269046
Calcioancylite-(Nd)  (*)AncyliteNd2.8Ca1.2(CO3)4(OH)3·H2O28526905
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)285269027770
Cascandite  (*)PectoliteCaScSi3O8(OH)28526906
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO228526905171
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)2852690100
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)28526904979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O2852690310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2285269027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82852690577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O28526903531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42852690951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)828526901756
Copper  (*)CopperCu28526903846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1828526901008
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2852690498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)28526908173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)2852690371
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6285269083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F28526902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF228526909617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)22852690163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS285269024243
Gugiaite  (*)MeliliteCa2BeSi2O728526905
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O2852690290
Hellandite-(Y)  (*)Hellandite(Ca,REE)4Y2Al   2(B4Si4O22)(OH)2285269018
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3285269014640
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)285269055
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)2852690119
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O22852690148
Jervisite  (*)PyroxeneNaSc3+Si2O628526905
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O285269099
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2(OH)·H2O285269028
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)428526905591
Kristiansenite  (*)KristianseniteCa4Sc2Sn2(Si2O7)2(Si2O6OH)228526906
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O28526901271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4285269014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2285269012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)28526904924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O2852690156
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl28526901107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS228526905800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2285269017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O28526902994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)28526902349
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O285269071
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)62852690121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)228526901898
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O285269030
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2285269039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2285269061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO228526905614
Scandiobabingtonite  (*)Rhodonite(Ca,Na)2(Fe2+,Mn)(Sc,Fe3+)Si5O14(OH)28526903
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)28526904894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)28526902705
Sekaninaite  (*)BerylFe2+2Al4Si5O18285269035
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2285269092
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS285269021482
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O2852690268
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O2852690456
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)28526901006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O7285269054
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O28526904899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O2852690433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F228526901476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO228526902718
Vigezzite  (*)Aeschynite(Ca,Ce)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6285269012
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO428526901655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2852690939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)28526905251


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
Be-00011285269277±8Rb-Sr highwhole rock   GugiaiteBe2103Seula Mine (ex Montecatini Quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Pezzotta et al. (1999) AM84-782 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061048Seula Mine (ex Montecatini Quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R061048

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