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Locality Name:
Sa Duchessa Mine, Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 2128
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2128.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sa Duchessa Mine, Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°22'25"N
Longitude: 8°35'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.373611111111,8.5927777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Ancylite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite
Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Connellite	Copper	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Dufrénite
Enargite	Epsomite	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica
Mixite	Molybdenite	Nadorite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Philipsburgite	Plancheite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite
Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nd O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nd O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Ancylite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite
Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Connellite Copper Covellite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Dufrénite
Enargite Epsomite Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Mica
Mixite Molybdenite Nadorite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Philipsburgite Plancheite Pyrite Pyrochlore
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite
Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite

99 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Agardite-(La) ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinoclase ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Creaseyite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*
Djurleite ()*	Dufrénite ()*	Duftite ()*	Enargite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Gysinite-(Nd) ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*
Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kipushite ()*
Koechlinite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*
Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Perite ()*
Petersite-(Y) ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Philipsburgite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Plancheite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Theisite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zálesíite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	300	300	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	254
Agardite-(La) ()*	Mixite	LaCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	33
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	90
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	300	300	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	300	300	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	300	300	2734
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	300	300	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	300	300	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	300	300	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	300	300	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	300	300	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	300	300	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	300	300	450
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	300	300	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	300	300	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	300	300	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	300	300	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	300	300	359
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	300	300	88
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	300	300	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	300	300	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	300	300	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	300	300	197
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	300	300	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	300	300	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	300	300	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	300	300	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	300	300	1756
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	300	300	127
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	300	300	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	300	300	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	300	300	4165
Creaseyite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₂Fe³⁺₂Si₅O₁₇·6H₂O	300	300	27
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	300	300	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	300	300	179
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	300	300	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	300	300	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	300	300	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	300	300	300
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	300	300	139
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	220
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	300	300	910
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	300	300	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	300	300	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	300	300	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	300	300	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	300	300	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	300	300	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	300	300	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	300	300	6890
Gysinite-(Nd) ()*	Ancylite	PbNd(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	300	300	4
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	300	300	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	300	300	73
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	300	300	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	300	300	1066
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	300	300	197
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	300	300	5591
Kipushite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₆(PO₄)₂(OH)₆·H₂O	300	300	8
Koechlinite ()*	None	Bi₂MoO₆	300	300	39
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	300	300	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	300	300	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	300	300	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	300	300	139
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	300	300	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	300	300	202
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	300	300	1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	300	300	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	300	300	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	300	300	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	300	300	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	300	300	2994
Perite ()*	Nadorite	PbBiO₂Cl	300	300	27
Petersite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Y(PO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	8
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	300	300	428
Philipsburgite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	300	300	31
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl	300	300	71
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	300	300	74
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	300	300	309
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	300	300	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	300	300	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	300	300	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	300	300	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	300	300	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	300	300	5614
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	300	300	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	300	300	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	300	300	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	300	300	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	300	300	5317
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄	300	300	58
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	300	300	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	300	300	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	300	300	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	300	300	1655
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	84

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00270	300	300	300							Yes				29213	Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy	Oridda	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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