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Locality Name:
Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 323
Youngest recorded age at locality: 174

mindat Locality ID: 284952
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-284952.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Funtana Raminosa Mine
Giacurru Mine (Giacurru-Perdabila Mine)

Latitude: 39°52'38"N
Longitude: 9°10'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.877222222222,9.1716666666667
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichite
DevillineEpidoteFluoriteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHydrotalciteKaoliniteLinariteMalachite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpangoliteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteSulphurTalcVesuvianiteWoodwarditeWurtzite

60 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)Creedite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Minnesotaite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O323174171361470
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33231741713611534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3231741713612734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3231741713619052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6323174171361919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23231741713615509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)32317417136111547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4323174171361343
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31713621935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43231741713615516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63231741713611633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32317417136127770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O32317417136188
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3231741713614979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O323174171361925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O32317417136191
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3231741713615707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2323174271361,7136227198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)83231741713611756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3231741713611025
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O323174171361295
Copper  (*)CopperCu3231741713613846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16323174171361227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3231741713614165
Creedite  (*)NoneCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O32317417136148
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3323174171361802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3231741713612970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63231741713614135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3231741713618173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23231741713619617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS32317417136124243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS323174171361717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33231741713611544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3231741713616890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS32317417136162
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3323174271361,7136214640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O3231741713611689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63231741713611066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43231741713615591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2323174171361987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)323174171361451
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4323174171361229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4323174271361,7136214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)232317417136112537
Mercury  (*)NoneHg323174171361397
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)232317417136161
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O323174171361265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2323174271361,7136239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83231741713619056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232317417136161156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2323174171361454
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O323174171361292
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3231741713612473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O323174171361105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS323174271361,7136221482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3231741713612045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23231741713613337
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)103231741713611395
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)32317417136157
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43231741713611655


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
sedznpb-00267323174Late Carboniferous –Early Jurassic (Late Variscan)        30092Funtana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, ItalyFuntana RaminosaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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