Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cala Francese Quarries, La Maddalena Island, La Maddalena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 22013
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22013.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cala Francese Quarries, La Maddalena Island, La Maddalena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°13'27"N
Longitude: 9°22'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.224166666667,9.3777777777778

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Ancylite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Beryl	Bismutite
Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hellandite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Malachite	Matlockite
Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Titanite
Tourmaline	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Ancylite Apatite Arsenopyrite Axinite Beryl Bismutite
Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Diaspore Enargite Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Hellandite Kaolinite Kobellite Malachite Matlockite
Mica Molybdenite Monazite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pumpellyite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Titanite
Tourmaline Wurtzite Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*
Anatase ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Babingtonite ()*
Bavenite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismoclite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dravite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hellandite-(Y) ()*	Hematite ()*	Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Julgoldite-(Fe²⁺) ()*
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Kamphaugite-(Y) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Powellite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scolecite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Titanite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	706
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2162
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2060
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	260
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)	161
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	255
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	4286
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl	71
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	716
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO₃)(OH,H₂O)	46
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	5171
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	310
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	648
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hellandite-(Y) ()*	Hellandite	(Ca,REE)₄Y₂Al ₂(B₄Si₄O₂₂)(OH)₂	18
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	BeY(SiO₄)(OH)	55
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	784
Julgoldite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	15
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	99
Kamphaugite-(Y) ()*	None	CaY(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	28
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2349
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	494
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1898
Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	390
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	456
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	605
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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