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Locality Name:
Catania Province, Sicily, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 25782
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25782.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Catania Province, Sicily, Italy": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Catania
Etna Volcanic Complex
Mineo
Northern Iblean Plateau
Raddusa

Latitude: 37°26'7"N
Longitude: 14°44'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.435277777778,14.738888888889

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 As B C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Ni O P S Se Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAphthitaliteApophylliteAragoniteArcanite
AtacamiteBarringeriteBlöditeBruciteCalciteChabaziteCorundumEttringiteFeldsparFluorite
GismondineGmeliniteGypsumHarmotomeIronMicaMordeniteNatroliteNoneOlivine
PicromeritePseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneRocksaltRutileSapphirineSpinelSulphurThomsonite
TobermoriteTridymiteVivianiteWarwickiteZircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Aphthitalite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Barringerite  (*)
Blödite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite-Na  (*)
Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Erythrosiderite  (*)Faujasite-Na  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluoro-edenite  (*)Fluoro-richterite  (*)Fluorophlogopite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Gismondine  (*)Gmelinite-Ca  (*)Gmelinite-Na  (*)Gonnardite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hauerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Iron  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kremersite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Mascagnite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Molysite  (*)
Natrite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Natron  (*)Opal  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)
Phillipsite-K  (*)Phillipsite-Na  (*)Picromerite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)Portlandite  (*)
Pseudobrookite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhönite  (*)Salammoniac  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Schreibersite  (*)Selenium  (*)Sellaite  (*)Siderazot  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Sylvite  (*)Tacharanite  (*)Taenite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Trona  (*)
Tschermigite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Yuanfuliite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6171754286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)371748,71749,717548803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O171755470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6171756966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O671746,71747,71748,71749,71763,717641627
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)217175577
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)571746,71747,71751,71763,717643250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3171757544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6771748,71749,71754,71755,71757,71763,717642060
Barringerite  (*)Barringerite(Fe,Ni)2P17176122
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O171756130
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)971746,71747,71748,71749,71750,71751,71758,71763,7176427770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O271763,71764310
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite(K2NaCa0.5)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O17174730
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O371750,71763,7176466
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61717544135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6171754944
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O171763138
Erythrosiderite  (*)NoneK2Fe3+Cl5·H2O1717557
Faujasite-Na  (*)None(Na,Ca,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24·15H2O17175010
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1717542740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21717549617
Fluoro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F217175427
Fluoro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F217175424
Fluorophlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Al)O10F217175447
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)371755,71763,717641188
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O171764128
Gmelinite-Ca  (*)GmeliniteCa2(Si8Al4)O24·11H2O271763,7176420
Gmelinite-Na  (*)GmeliniteNa4(Si8Al4)O24·11H2O271763,7176425
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O271746,71750167
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O471750,71755,71758,717666890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1717561398
Hauerite  (*)PyriteMnS217176626
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3371754,71756,7175714640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O17176385
Iron  (*)IronFe1717611089
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2171755179
Kremersite  (*)None(NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O17175512
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)171755233
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O417175598
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4371748,71749,7175714899
Mascagnite  (*)Arcanite(NH4)2(SO4)17175561
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O171750425
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O171756223
Molysite  (*)NoneFeCl317175512
Natrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)17175519
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O471748,71749,71763,717641236
Natron  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·10H2O17175551
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1717592994
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O271763,7176475
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O271763,7176471
Phillipsite-Na  (*)HarmotomeNa6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O371750,71763,7176427
Picromerite  (*)PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O17175644
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O171756102
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)217175851
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5171754164
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS171755712
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]17175547
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl171755105
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)271754,71755598
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P171761374
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe171755143
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF217175546
Siderazot  (*)NoneFe3N1.331717554
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS271755,717662045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl271755,71756275
Tacharanite  (*)NoneCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36271763,7176447
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)171761703
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1717561101
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O271763,71764183
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)371755,71756,71758299
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O371746,71747,71750452
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)271763,71764114
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2171754458
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O171756129
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O17175581
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O171763636
Yuanfuliite  (*)WarwickiteMg(Fe3+,Al)O(BO3)1717544
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1717545251



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070128Mt Etna, Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070128
R061108Monti Rossi, Mt Etna, Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R061108
R070506Destricella Mine, Raddusa, Catania Province, Sicily, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070506


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