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Locality Name:
Pilcante, Ala, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 281
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 276366
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-276366.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pilcante, Ala, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Bersaglio Di Val Dei Nasi Quarry (Val Dei Nasi Quarry)
Val Di Serra Quarry

Latitude: 45°46'50"N
Longitude: 10°59'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.780555555556,10.995555555556
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 Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeAragoniteArtiniteBaryteBruciteCalciteChabaziteChloriteClay
CorundumEttringiteFeldsparGarnetGismondineGypsumHarmotomeHydrotalciteMarcasiteMica
NatroliteNickelineNonePectolitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SpinelTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Artinite  (*)
Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brucite  (*)Cafetite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ferrosaponite  (*)
Giorgiosite  (*)Gismondine  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Kassite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2812521723808803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2812521723801627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32812521723801534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)281252272379,723803250
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O28125217238075
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6281252272379,723802060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)28125217238011547
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2281252272379,72380462
Cafetite  (*)NoneCaTi2O5·H2O2812521723804
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)281252272379,7238027770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O281252172380310
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8281252272379,723801756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6281252272379,723804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2281252272379,723809895
Ferrosaponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O2812521723806
Giorgiosite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O28125217238013
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O281252172380128
Graphite  (*)NoneC2812521723802812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3281252272379,723801544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2812521723806890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O281252172380290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O328125217238014640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O281252272379,72380341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)428125217238087
Kassite  (*)NoneCaTi2O4(OH)228125217238010
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4281252172380359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4281252272379,7238014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22812521723805674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228125217238017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O281252272379,723801236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2812521723802994
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)281252272379,72380363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2281252272379,723802273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2281252272379,7238039462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O281252272379,7238089
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2281252172380771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82812521723799056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2281252272379,7238061156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O281252172380390
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O281252172380183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2812521723804899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10281252272379,723801395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32812521723801247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2812521723805251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000651The Val Daone Conglomerate is a mid-Permian unit that runs through much of the south-central Alpine region. Some localities possess trace amounts of U and Cu.


4 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
Giersdorf_00000651268266late- to post-KazanianBiostratigraphyAge is interpreted by the author as being linked to the "Mid Permian Event" which is a surge of tectonic activity that represents the final act of the Hercyanian/Variscan cycle   Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Val Daone Conglomerate is expressed as Mid to Upper Permian, late to post Kazanian and possibly up into the lower Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000652276273276-273Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Treviogo is described as lower to middle Permian, mostly Kungarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000653281277281-277Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Collio Formation is described as lower Permian, mostly Artinskian. The numbers do not agree with the GSA's Arinskian age as the paper uses a different Time Scale. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000654266252266-252Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Verrucano formation is described as Upper Permian and Upper Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11

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