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Locality Name:
Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 29213
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29213.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sa Duchessa Mine

Latitude: 39°22'24"N
Longitude: 8°35'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.373333333333,8.5927777777778

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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nd O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAncyliteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosiderite
ArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayConnelliteCopperCovelliteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteDufrénite
EnargiteEpsomiteFluoriteGarnetGypsumIlvaiteKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMica
MixiteMolybdeniteNadoriteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePhilipsburgitePlancheitePyritePyrochlore
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite
VesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtzite

99 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Agardite-(La)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoclase  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Creaseyite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Duftite  (*)Enargite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Gysinite-(Nd)  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kipushite  (*)
Koechlinite  (*)Langite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)
Malachite  (*)Massicot  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Perite  (*)
Petersite-(Y)  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Philipsburgite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Plancheite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Theisite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3003001712972793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)300300171297254
Agardite-(La)  (*)MixiteLaCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O30030017129733
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O30030017129790
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23003001712972162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33003001712971534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3003001712972734
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O300300171297194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3003001712979052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3300300171297544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6300300171297919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23003001712975509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)30030017129711547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7300300171297450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43003001712975516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33003001712971089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63003001712971633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)30030017129727770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6300300171297359
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O30030017129788
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3003001712974979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O300300171297925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3003001712975707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O300300171297197
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O300300171297194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS230030017129727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3003001712973531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4300300171297951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)83003001712971756
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3300300171297127
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)300300171297363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O300300171297295
Copper  (*)CopperCu3003001712973846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3003001712974165
Creaseyite  (*)NoneCu2Pb2Fe3+2Si5O17·6H2O30030017129727
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3003001712972970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2300300171297179
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3003001712971027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63003001712974135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O300300171297164
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16300300171297300
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O300300171297139
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)300300171297220
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4300300171297910
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3003001712972740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23003001712979617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS30030017129724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3003001712977437
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O300300171297188
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS300300171297717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33003001712971544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3003001712976890
Gysinite-(Nd)  (*)AncylitePbNd(CO3)2(OH)·H2O3003001712974
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O3003001712971689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O430030017129773
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2300300171297201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63003001712971066
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)300300171297197
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43003001712975591
Kipushite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu6(PO4)2(OH)6·H2O3003001712978
Koechlinite  (*)NoneBi2MoO630030017129739
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O300300171297593
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)300300171297234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2300300171297987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO300300171297139
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)230030017129712537
Massicot  (*)NonePbO300300171297202
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl3003001712971107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O300300171297168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23003001712975800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3003001712971508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)230030017129717380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)300300171297492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O3003001712972994
Perite  (*)NadoritePbBiO2Cl30030017129727
Petersite-(Y)  (*)MixiteCu6Y(PO4)3(OH)6·3H2O3003001712978
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O300300171297428
Philipsburgite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O30030017129731
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl30030017129771
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O30030017129774
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O300300171297309
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4300300171297369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS230030017129739462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3003001712971725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO230030017129761156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2300300171297454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23003001712975614
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O300300171297292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3003001712976417
Silver  (*)CopperAg3003001712975186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3003001712972473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS30030017129721482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133003001712975317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)1430030017129758
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23003001712972562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)103003001712971395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33003001712971247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43003001712971655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O30030017129784



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-00270300300300        29213Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, ItalyOriddaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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