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Locality Name:
Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 294031
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-294031.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Saint-Barthélemy

Latitude: 45°47'19"N
Longitude: 7°29'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.788611111111,7.4875
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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sc Si Sr Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlluauditeAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArdenniteAxiniteBaryteBrauniteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDanburite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PhosphosideritePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalc
ThortveititeTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWagnerite

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Ardennite-(As)  (*)Ardennite-(V)  (*)Arseniopleite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bonacinaite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Danburite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Hydroxylclinohumite  (*)Jadeite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganberzeliite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)Sarkinite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sursassite  (*)Talc  (*)Tephroite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)
Tilasite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wallkilldellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21684383419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61684381022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1684388803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31684382353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21684383092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1684383250
Ardennite-(As)  (*)ArdenniteMn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)616843834
Ardennite-(V)  (*)ArdenniteMn2+4Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)616843811
Arseniopleite  (*)AlluauditeNaCaMnMn2(AsO4)31684387
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2168438260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21684385509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16843811547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O168438178
Bonacinaite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(AsO4)·2H2O1684381
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)168438483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61684381633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16843827770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2168438309
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216843827198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2168438376
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4168438951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81684381756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1684381025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1684384165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16168438599
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8168438148
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16168438300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21684389895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)168438648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1684388173
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2168438286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1684387437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31684381544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316843814640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH168438367
Hydroxylclinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4(OH)216843816
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O6168438154
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2168438234
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)216843893
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416843814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216843812537
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)316843824
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216843817380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)168438186
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1684382349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21684382273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)168438260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216843839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21684383106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1684381725
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3168438244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216843861156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O168438177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1684381711
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2168438375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21684385614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O168438301
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)16843830
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1684386417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31684381214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16843821482
Sursassite  (*)ArdenniteMn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)316843824
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21684383337
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)168438240
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O716843854
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F16843834
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O168438433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21684382562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101684381395
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O16843820


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-228Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italyhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-226-to-fkm-250/#FKM-228
R070166Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070166

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