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Locality Name:
Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 323
Youngest recorded age at locality: 174

mindat Locality ID: 24024
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24024.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy": 40
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Aritzo
Arzana
Bolotana
Gadoni
Lanusei
Lula
Macomer
Noragugume
Orani
Orosei
Silanus
Tertenìa
Torpè
Tortolì
Triei
Villagrande Strisaili

Latitude: 40°5'38"N
Longitude: 9°27'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.093888888889,9.4552777777778

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	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite
Brochantite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite
Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hydrotalcite	Iron	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Mordenite
Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Serpentine	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Titanite
Vesuvianite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite
Brochantite Calcite Chabazite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite
Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Hydrotalcite Iron Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Mordenite
Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Serpentine Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Titanite
Vesuvianite Woodwardite Wurtzite

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*	Amesite ()*	Analcime ()*
Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bararite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*
Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Creedite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hawleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Linarite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mercury ()*	Microcline ()*
Minnesotaite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrope ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Serpierite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Woodwardite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	71374,71381,71391	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	71374	706
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	323	174	1	71361	470
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄			1	71375	74
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			2	71370,71371	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	71391	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	323	174	2	71361,71395	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	323	174	1	71361	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	71370,71371	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	323	174	1	71361	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	323	174	1	71361	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	323	174	3	71361,71366,71388	5509
Bararite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂SiF₆			1	71368	8
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	323	174	6	71361,71366,71370,71371,71386,71388	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	323	174	1	71361	343
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	71362	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	323	174	2	71361,71388	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	323	174	1	71361	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	323	174	6	71361,71370,71371,71372,71375,71395	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	323	174	1	71361	88
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	323	174	1	71361	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O			2	71370,71371	310
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	323	174	1	71361	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	323	174	1	71361	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	323	174	2	71361,71388	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	323	174	8	71361,71362,71366,71384,71385,71386,71388,71393	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	323	174	3	71361,71372,71375	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	323	174	2	71361,71375	1025
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	323	174	1	71361	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	323	174	3	71361,71370,71388	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	323	174	1	71361	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	323	174	2	71361,71388	4165
Creedite ()*	None	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈·2H₂O	323	174	1	71361	48
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	323	174	1	71361	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	323	174	2	71361,71388	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	323	174	1	71361	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	71366,71388	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	323	174	5	71361,71372,71374,71381,71391	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O			2	71370,71371	138
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	323	174	9	71361,71365,71366,71381,71386,71388,71391,71393,71395	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	323	174	9	71361,71363,71365,71366,71384,71386,71388,71393,71395	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	71388	7437
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O			2	71370,71371	167
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	71372,71375	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	323	174	1	71361	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	323	174	3	71361,71375,71376	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	323	174	1	71361	6890
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	323	174	1	71361	62
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	323	174	7	71361,71362,71372,71375,71376,71381,71391	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	323	174	1	71361	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	323	174	1	71361	1066
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			2	71359,71382	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	323	174	1	71361	5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	323	174	1	71361	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	323	174	1	71361	451
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	323	174	1	71361	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	323	174	5	71361,71362,71372,71375,71376	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	323	174	3	71361,71366,71388	12537
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	323	174	1	71361	397
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	71374	4924
Minnesotaite ()*	Clay Talc	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	323	174	1	71361	61
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	71370,71371	1236
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	71367	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	71375,71391	2349
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	323	174	1	71361	265
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	71395	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	71395	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	323	174	11	71361,71362,71366,71372,71375,71376,71381,71385,71388,71393,71395	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	71375	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	71386	1725
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	71375,71376	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	323	174	2	71361,71395	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	323	174	12	71357,71361,71365,71366,71374,71375,71381,71384,71385,71388,71393,71395	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	323	174	1	71361	454
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	323	174	1	71361	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	71366,71388	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	71394	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	323	174	2	71361,71366	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	323	174	1	71361	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	323	174	7	71361,71362,71365,71366,71384,71386,71393	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	323	174	1	71361	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	323	174	6	71361,71372,71373,71375,71376,71377	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	71388	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O			1	71370	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			4	71372,71374,71375,71381	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	71372,71375	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	323	174	1	71361	1395
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	323	174	1	71361	57
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	323	174	1	71361	1655

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00267	323	174	Late Carboniferous –Early Jurassic (Late Variscan)											30092	Funtana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy	Funtana Raminosa	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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