Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 293202
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-293202.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guspini, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bocche Di Sciria Slag Locality
Conca E Mosu Slag Locality
Montevecchio Mines (Montevecchio Mine; Montevecchio Deposit)
Salaponi (Nuedda; Gibba De Ferru)

Latitude: 39°32'32"N
Longitude: 8°36'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.542222222222,8.6097222222222

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	Allophane	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Bournonite
Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Devilline	Diaspore	Enargite	Epsomite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Ktenasite	Lepidocrocite
Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melilite	Mica	Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Symplesite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	hauchecornite

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Bournonite
Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite
Devilline Diaspore Enargite Epsomite Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Ktenasite Lepidocrocite
Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melilite Mica Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Pharmacosiderite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite
Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Symplesite Tetrahedrite Vivianite Wurtzite hauchecornite

88 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Euchroite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gehlenite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hauchecornite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Köttigite ()*	Langite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Otavite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramsbeckite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Symplesite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zincite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	71570	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	71570	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	71570	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	71570	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	71570	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	71570	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	71570	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	71570,71571	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	1	71570	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	71570	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	71570	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	71570	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	71570	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	71570	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	71570	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	71570,71571	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	71570	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	71570	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	71570	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	71570	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	71570,71571	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	71570	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	71570	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	71570	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	71570	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	71570	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	71570	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	71570	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	71570	910
Euchroite ()*	None	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)·3H₂O	1	71570	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	71570	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	71570,71571	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	1	71570	192
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇	1	71570	114
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	71570,71571	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	71570	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	71570	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	71570	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	71570,71571	6890
Hauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	1	71570	27
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	71570,71571	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	71570	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	71570	1066
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1	71570	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	71571	5591
Köttigite ()*	Vivianite	Zn₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	71570	60
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	71570	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	71570	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	71570	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	71570	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	71570	451
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	71570	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	71570	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	1	71570	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	71570	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	71570	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	1	71570	247
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)	1	71570	25
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	71570	1512
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	71570	428
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	71571	2273
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	1	71570	142
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	71570	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	71570	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	71570	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	71570,71571	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	71570	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	71570	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	71570	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	71570,71571	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	1	71570	68
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	71570	1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	71570	454
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	1	71570	142
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	71570	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	1	71570	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	71570,71571	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	71570	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	71570	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	71570,71571	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	71570	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1	71570	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	71570	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	71570	2045
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	71570	92
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	71570	5317
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	71570	1655
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO	1	71570	98

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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