Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sassari, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444
Youngest recorded age at locality: 419

mindat Locality ID: 282776
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-282776.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sassari, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Argentiera Della Nurra Mine
Canaglia Mine

Latitude: 40°44'30"N
Longitude: 8°8'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.741666666667,8.1472222222222

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	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Berthierite	Bournonite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copiapite	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite
Diaspore	Epsomite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Metavoltine	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite

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 Be C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Berthierite Bournonite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Cobaltite Copiapite Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite
Diaspore Epsomite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite
Metavoltine Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Ullmannite

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Akaganeite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cronstedtite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dypingite ()*
Epsomite ()*	Fraipontite ()*	Galena ()*	Giorgiosite ()*	Goethite ()*
Goslarite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Muscovite ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pseudoboleite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramsbeckite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Todorokite ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Willyamite ()*

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	444	419	1	71494	2793
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	444	419	1	71494	63
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	71495	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	444	419	1	71494	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	444	419	1	71494	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	444	419	1	71494	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	444	419	1	71494	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	444	419	1	71494	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	444	419	2	71494,71495	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	444	419	1	71494	343
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			1	71495	606
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	444	419	1	71494	450
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	444	419	1	71494	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	444	419	1	71494	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	444	419	1	71494	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	444	419	1	71494	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	444	419	1	71494	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	444	419	1	71494	352
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	444	419	1	71494	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	71495	577
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	444	419	1	71494	382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	444	419	1	71494	4165
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	444	419	2	71494,71495	54
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	444	419	1	71494	179
Dypingite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O	444	419	1	71494	50
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	444	419	1	71494	484
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	444	419	1	71494	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	444	419	1	71494	24243
Giorgiosite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O	444	419	1	71494	13
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	444	419	2	71494,71495	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	444	419	1	71494	188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	444	419	1	71494	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	444	419	2	71494,71495	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	444	419	2	71494,71495	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	444	419	1	71494	1689
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	444	419	1	71494	341
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	444	419	1	71494	1066
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	444	419	1	71494	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	444	419	1	71494	2228
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	444	419	1	71494	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	444	419	1	71494	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	444	419	1	71494	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	444	419	1	71494	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	71495	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	444	419	1	71494	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	444	419	1	71494	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	444	419	1	71494	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	444	419	2	71494,71495	915
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	444	419	1	71494	78
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	444	419	1	71494	17380
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	444	419	1	71494	158
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	444	419	1	71494	142
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	444	419	1	71494	265
Pseudoboleite ()*	None	Pb₃₁Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈	444	419	1	71494	33
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	444	419	1	71494	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	444	419	1	71494	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	444	419	1	71494	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	444	419	1	71494	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	444	419	2	71494,71495	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	444	419	2	71494,71495	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	444	419	1	71494	68
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	444	419	2	71494,71495	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	444	419	1	71494	73
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	444	419	2	71494,71495	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	444	419	1	71494	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	444	419	1	71494	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	444	419	1	71494	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	444	419	1	71494	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	444	419	1	71494	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	444	419	1	71494	433
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	444	419	1	71494	293
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	444	419	1	71494	369
Willyamite ()*	Cobaltite	CoSbS	444	419	1	71494	25

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Kristen002444	The economic mineralization is hosted within late-Hercynian veins cutting the Palaeozoic basement. An uneconomic stratiform sub-paragenesis exists in the basement.

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
	Kristen002444	444	419	Silurian									Galena, Jamesonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Ullmannite, Willyamite	Ni, Co, As, Sb, Fe, Pb	8472	Argentiera Della Nurra Mine, Sassari, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy	Argentiera Deposit	Venerandi (1992)		EJM4_395

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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