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Locality Name:
Osilo, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 22001
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22001.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Osilo, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Calvarida Valley
Capurru Quarry
Crastu Muradu Quarry
Sa Pala De Sa Fae Vein
Sa Pedra Bianca Vein
Sa Piga Quarries
Su Marralzu

Latitude: 40°44'40"N
Longitude: 8°41'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.744444444444,8.6977777777778

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 Au Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAnalcimeArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChabaziteClayCopperCorundum
DiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMordeniteNatroliteNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStibnite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gonnardite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Yugawaralite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1714682793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1714688803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O271467,714711627
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2371465,71466,714673092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1714681036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1714689052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)271466,7146711547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)671465,71466,71467,71468,71470,7147127770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)271467,714701252
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O271467,71471310
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21714669895
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O271467,71471138
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21714669617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1714677437
Gold  (*)CopperAu271468,7146930554
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O171467167
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1714706890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317146714640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61714682228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41714685591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O271467,714711271
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21714685674
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O171471425
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1714681508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O171467405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217146817380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O271467,714711236
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2271466,7146839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2771465,71466,71467,71468,71469,71470,7147161156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17146821482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31714683418
Yugawaralite  (*)NoneCa(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O17146733



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