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Locality Name:
Calangianus, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 235468
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-235468.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Calangianus, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Furru E Conca Quarries
Punta Lovia Avra Quarry

Latitude: 40°52'2"N
Longitude: 9°13'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.867222222222,9.2166666666667

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 B Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sc Si Sr Ti U V W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAxiniteBerylCalciteChabaziteClay
ClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRutileScheeliteSpinelThortveitite
TitaniteTourmalineZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)
Babingtonite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21714503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1714508803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)171450706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31714502353
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)217145088
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)171450161
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)171450255
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181714504286
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)17145046
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17145027770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O171450310
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1714508173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)171450371
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21714509617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1714507437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1714502812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317145014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31714505433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O17145099
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41714505591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1714501271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417145014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)271450,714514924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217145017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1714502994
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)171450260
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21714501898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217145039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2271450,7145161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21714505614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1714504894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1714502705
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O717145054
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1714504899
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O171450890
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl171450605
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1714505251



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