Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Marrubiu, Mt. Arci, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 230923
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-230923.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marrubiu, Mt. Arci, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Funtanafigu Quarry
Zuarbara Quarry (ex "Cava Di Pietra")

Latitude: 39°46'59"N
Longitude: 8°43'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.783055555556,8.7330555555556

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Fe O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylChalcopyriteClayCorundumCristobaliteGarnetMicaMilariteNonePseudobrookite
QuartzTopazTridymite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Osumilite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31714112353
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181714111008
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3271411,7141214640
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)271411,7141278
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217141117380
Osumilite  (*)MilariteKFe2(Al5Si10)O3017141115
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5271411,71412164
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2271411,7141261156
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21714111476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2271411,71412458



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060385Funtanafigu Quarry, Marrubiu, Mt. Arci, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060385


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