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Locality Name:
Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3

mindat Locality ID: 26804
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26804.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy": 93
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 70

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Casciana Terme
Castellina Marittima
Castelnuovo Val Di Cecina
Cecina Valley
Chianni
Lajatico
Montecatini Val Di Cecina
Monteverdi Marittimo
Monti Pisani
Pomarance
Riparbella
San Miniato
Santa Luce
Volterra

Latitude: 43°32'42"N
Longitude: 10°36'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.545,10.605277777778

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 Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryte
BerthieriteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChevkiniteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetGypsum
HalotrichiteHydrotalciteKaoliniteKlebelsbergiteLarderelliteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMillerite
NatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentPrehnitePyritePyrochlorePyrophyllite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSantiteSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
SulphurTalcTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

130 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Ammonioborite  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Biringuccite  (*)Borax  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Hartite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquandite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dawsonite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Ginorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamborite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)
Kernite  (*)Klebelsbergite  (*)Langite  (*)Larderellite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molysite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nasinite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Peretaite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Potassic-richterite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Sanidine  (*)Santite  (*)
Sassolite  (*)Sborgite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)Tincalconite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tschermigite  (*)Ulexite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Volkonskoite  (*)
Wairakite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)2331731223419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1731118803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3331731222353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)633173121966
Ammonioborite  (*)Not in a structural group(NH4)3B15O20(OH)8·4H2O001731211
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1173066,73073,73075,73077,73081,73098,73126,73136,73138,73142,731471627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2373090,73125,731462162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3373073,73098,731421534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1731252734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)373071,73107,731081588
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4273136,73147708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)873077,73090,73098,73117,73123,73136,73142,731473250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS331731229052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6273077,73098919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2773060,73074,73077,73091,73098,73104,731365509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)773063,73064,73090,73094,73095,73125,7314711547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4173125343
Biringuccite  (*)NoneNa2B5O8(OH)·H2O001731211
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O3317312176
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4973072,73074,73077,73097,73098,73117,73125,73126,731315516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11173125843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31731251089
Hartite  (*)NoneC20H3417308214
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6273077,730981633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2273060,73063,73064,73073,73075,73078,73081,73082,73087,73094,73098,73099,73110,73111,73113,73114,73115,73126,73136,73138,73142,7314727770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)473087,73090,73095,730991252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1731254979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4173125352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S573074,73075,73077,73098,731175707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22273072,73074,73077,73083,73089,73090,73091,73097,73098,73117,73118,73125,73126,73130,73131,73133,73135,73136,73137,73142,73146,7315027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41731423902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O373075,73098,731173531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4373090,73136,73147951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1731112600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1731361025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS33173121966
Copper  (*)CopperCu573074,73075,73077,73097,730983846
Coquandite  (*)NoneSb3+6+xO8+x(SO4)(OH)x(H2O)1-x (x = 0.3)17312510
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3331731221797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS473098,73125,73136,731474165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O373077,73091,730982970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)33273098,73122498
Dawsonite  (*)NoneNaAl(CO3)(OH)2273087,7309090
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1730981027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6473072,73092,73096,730984135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16173098300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21173063,73081,73087,73095,73097,73099,73104,73123,73124,73125,731279895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)33373121,73122,731428173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O33373097,73121,73124484
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)273092,730961188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS373095,73098,7312524243
Ginorite  (*)NoneCa2B14O20(OH)6·5H2O17307811
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)273060,731477437
Gold  (*)CopperAu273095,7312430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC331731222812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31730771544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1573059,73060,73062,73064,73067,73068,73071,73074,73123,73125,73128,73136,73140,73148,731516890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl273100,731481398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3673098,73107,73110,73136,73142,7314714640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O173077341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O333373092,73096,731225433
Jamborite  (*)HydrotalciteNi2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x·nH2O [x ≤ 1/3 n; ≤ (1-x)]17314732
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61731252228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41730645591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2173125230
Kernite  (*)NoneNa2B4O6(OH)2·3H2O3317312110
Klebelsbergite  (*)KlebelsbergiteSb3+4O4(SO4)(OH)217312516
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O173098593
Larderellite  (*)Larderellite(NH4)B5O7(OH)2·H2O331731212
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O373075,73081,730981271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2173098987
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4173124359
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4173092311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)773097,73104,73124,73127,73132,73147,731491487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41073071,73077,73081,73095,73096,73098,73117,73124,73136,7314614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21073060,73072,73074,73077,73091,73098,73111,73117,73136,7314712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21073060,73061,73064,73095,73098,73104,73124,73125,73136,731475674
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S317312587
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1731471066
Molysite  (*)NoneFeCl317307812
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1731251508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217306417380
Nasinite  (*)NoneNa2B5O8(OH)·2H2O001731211
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O673075,73081,73098,73136,73142,731471236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O473104,73127,73147,731492994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S333173121511
Peretaite  (*)NoneCaSb3+4O4(SO4)2(OH)2·2H2O1731256
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)217309646
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2273092,730962273
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O173123265
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O173098309
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)217309221
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2331173066,73075,73077,73081,73098,73121,73126,73136,73138,73142,731471898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21773059,73077,73081,73082,73089,73098,73099,73104,73107,73123,73125,73126,73127,73135,73136,73142,7314739462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2173107771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S833273122,731309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2332573059,73061,73072,73074,73081,73082,73090,73095,73096,73097,73098,73103,73104,73107,73108,73110,73111,73121,73124,73125,73127,73129,73136,73146,7314761156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS33173121712
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)273092,73096598
Santite  (*)SantiteKB5O6(OH)4·2H2O331731213
Sassolite  (*)NoneB(OH)333273078,7312131
Sborgite  (*)NoneNaB5O6(OH)4·3H2O331731216
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O273095,731251153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3173125179
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O173120241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1731076417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS673077,73090,73095,73098,73125,7314221482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)173125446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31731253418
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)173147589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS33673059,73060,73078,73121,73123,731252045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2573072,73098,73136,73138,731473337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1730981101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131731255317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)33173121299
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O173098452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1730961006
Tincalconite  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·3H2O3317312129
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O33373098,73121,731224899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2331731222562
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O3317312181
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O33173121160
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3173125369
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10273077,731361395
Volkonskoite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O17312422
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O3317312173
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3331731211247
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2173077109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1730965251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)473077,73117,73136,731471025



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
DeepDive-Co-0017333K/Ar, Rb/Srage of hydrothermal activitybiotite     2067Larderello, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, ItalyLarderello fieldBelkin et al. (1985)10.1016/0375-6505(85)90094-XG15_59age of hydrothermal activity


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
X050099Pomaia, Marmolaio Valley, Castellina Marittima, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/X050099
R130392Larderello, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130392


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