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Locality Name:
Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 2829
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2829.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rosas Mine, Narcao, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°12'8"N
Longitude: 8°43'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.202222222222,8.7188888888889
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 Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteArsenicBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClinozoisite
CopperCorundumEpidoteLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutile
WavelliteWurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Siderite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374


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