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Locality Name:
Fornace, Cembra Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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

mindat Locality ID: 277905
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-277905.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fornace, Cembra Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Quadrate

Latitude: 46°6'51"N
Longitude: 11°13'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.114166666667,11.216666666667

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.

Acanthite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite
Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Valleriite ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cubanite
Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Gypsum Halotrichite Malachite Melanterite Mica Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite Wurtzite

28 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	281	252	1	72232	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	281	252	1	72232	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	281	252	1	72232	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	281	252	1	72232	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	281	252	1	72232	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	281	252	1	72232	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	281	252	1	72232	27198
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	281	252	1	72232	802
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	281	252	1	72232	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	281	252	1	72232	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	281	252	1	72232	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	281	252	1	72232	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	281	252	1	72232	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	281	252	1	72232	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	281	252	1	72232	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	281	252	1	72232	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	281	252	1	72232	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	281	252	1	72232	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	281	252	1	72232	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	281	252	1	72232	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	281	252	1	72232	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	281	252	1	72232	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	281	252	1	72232	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	281	252	1	72232	586
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	281	252	1	72232	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	281	252	1	72232	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	281	252	1	72232	4899
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	281	252	1	72232	237

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000651	The 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000651	268	266	late- to post-Kazanian	Biostratigraphy	Age 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	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age 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_00000652	276	273	276-273	Biostratigraphy		Yes	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age 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_00000653	281	277	281-277	Biostratigraphy		Yes	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age 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_00000654	266	252	266-252	Biostratigraphy		Yes	24815	Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	Trento Region	Cassinis et al. (2008)	IJG127_519	Age 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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