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Locality Name:
Venasca, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 36.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 34.4

mindat Locality ID: 289130
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-289130.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Venasca, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Isasca Valley

Latitude: 44°34'19"N
Longitude: 7°13'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.571944444444,7.2169444444444

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 C H K Li Mg O P Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayEllenbergeriteGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupRutileStaurolite

6 IMA Minerals at location:
Kyanite  (*)Magnesiostaurolite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Rutile  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO436.434.41706031507
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)436.434.41706037
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)236.434.417060317380
Phosphoellenbergerite  (*)Ellenbergerite(Mg,   )2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)636.434.41706036
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)336.434.4170603341
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO236.434.41706035614



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
Alexandra-016336.434.435.4 ± 1.0U-PbAge of metamorphismzircon17540 YesZirconMagnesiostaurolite 195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyDora Maira MassifGebauer et al. (1997)10.1016/S0024-4937(97)82002-6L41_5 


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