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Locality Name:
Buca Della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 27
Youngest recorded age at locality: 8

mindat Locality ID: 2165
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2165.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buca Della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°59'54"N
Longitude: 10°17'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.998333333333,10.294166666667

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: Ag Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg La Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti U V W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg La Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti U V W Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteApatiteAragoniteArsenoliteBaryteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ChloriteClayCorundumCrichtoniteDadsoniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumKobelliteMalachiteMilleriteMiniumMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite
TourmalineUllmanniteVivianiteZinkenite

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(La)  (*)Anatase  (*)Apuanite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bohuslavite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Coloradoite  (*)Dadsonite  (*)Derbylite  (*)Dessauite-(Y)  (*)Destinezite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Karelianite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mapiquiroite  (*)Marrucciite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Millerite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montroseite  (*)Oxycalcioroméite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pecoraite  (*)Pellouxite  (*)
Pillaite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Robinsonite  (*)Rouxelite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scainiite  (*)Schafarzikite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Smythite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibivanite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tiemannite  (*)
Tintinaite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Versiliaite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)27808803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2780706
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)278025
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO227802162
Apuanite  (*)Minium(Fe2+Fe3+2)(Fe3+2Sb3+4)O12S27801
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)27803250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62780919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)227805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)278011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1827804286
Bohuslavite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+4(PO4)3(SO4)(OH)·nH2O (15≤n≤24)27802
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S112780843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS327801089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)278027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)27804979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2278027198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS22780162
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)278031
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS27802600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)827801756
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe2780169
Dadsonite  (*)DadsonitePb23Sb25S60Cl278015
Derbylite  (*)NoneFe3+4Ti4+3Sb3+O13(OH)27803
Dessauite-(Y)  (*)CrichtoniteSr(Y,U,Mn)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)3827809
Destinezite  (*)NoneFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O278019
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)227809895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2780648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F27802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF227809617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS278024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O27806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3278014640
Karelianite  (*)CorundumV2O3278017
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4278014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2278012537
Mapiquiroite  (*)Crichtonite(Sr,Pb)(U,Y)Fe2(Ti,Fe3+)18O3827802
Marrucciite  (*)NoneHg3Pb16Sb18S4627802
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS2780255
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS27801066
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2780945
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)2780136
Oxycalcioroméite  (*)PyrochloreCa2Sb5+2O727803
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2780767
Pecoraite  (*)Clay SerpentineNi3Si2O5(OH)4278040
Pellouxite  (*)None(Cu,Ag)2Pb21Sb23S55ClO27803
Pillaite  (*)NonePb9Sb10S23ClO0.527801
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2278039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2278061156
Robinsonite  (*)NonePb4Sb6S13278039
Rouxelite  (*)NoneCu2HgPb22Sb28S64(O,S)227805
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO227805614
Scainiite  (*)NonePb14Sb30S54O527805
Schafarzikite  (*)MiniumFe2+(Sb3+)2O427809
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O32780179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)27806417
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)278077
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)327801214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS278021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)2780446
Stibivanite  (*)NoneSb3+2V4+O527803
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S327803418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2780156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS27802045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1327805317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe278083
Tintinaite  (*)KobellitePb10Cu2Sb16S35278024
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2780293
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O32780369
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl2780605
Versiliaite  (*)None(Fe2+2Fe3+2)(Fe3+2Sb3+6)O16S27801
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O2780636
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S422780228



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
Hg-00019278 ?-?     Cinnabar, Coloradoite, Metacinnabar, Tiemannite, Rouxelite, MarrucciiteHg2165Buca Della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy Dini et al. (1995) EJM7_417 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060674Buca Della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060674
R070382Buca Della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070382


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