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Locality Name:
Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 65
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.58

mindat Locality ID: 29576
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29576.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Brugiana South-West Quarry (Monte Brugiana South-West Quarry)
Caprara Quarry
Casette
Ischignano
Madielle Basin
Mt. Carchio Quarries

Latitude: 44°3'18"N
Longitude: 10°9'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.055,10.166388888889

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Berthierite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite
Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Geocronite	Germanite	Gypsum	Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite
Mica	Mixite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	Volborthite
Wurtzite	Zinkenite	Zircon

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 Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe Ge H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bastnäsite Berthierite Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite
Epidote Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Geocronite Germanite Gypsum Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite
Mica Mixite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Ullmannite Volborthite
Wurtzite Zinkenite Zircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carraraite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Colusite ()*	Connellite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dawsonite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Garavellite ()*	Geocronite ()*
Goethite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*
Jordanite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*
Moëloite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nekrasovite ()*	Ottrélite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rosasite ()*	Roscoelite ()*	Rutile ()*
Seligmannite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sulvanite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Theisite ()*	Thorbastnäsite ()*	Thorite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Volborthite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	73009	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	65	2.58	3	73009,73012,73015	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	73009	3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			2	73014,73015	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	65	2.58	2	73012,73014	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	65	2.58	4	73009,73012,73015,73018	27770
Carraraite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Ge(SO₄)(CO₃)(OH)₆·12H₂O	65	2.58	1	73012	2
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	73015	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	73014	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	65	2.58	1	73012	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	65	2.58	5	73009,73012,73014,73015,73016	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	73009	203
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	73015	2600
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	65	2.58	4	73009,73012,73015,73016	110
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	65	2.58	1	73012	295
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	65	2.58	4	73012,73015,73016,73017	4165
Dawsonite ()*	None	NaAl(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	73015,73016	90
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	73009	648
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	73010	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			2	73015,73016	163
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73017	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	65	2.58	4	73012,73014,73015,73016	24243
Garavellite ()*	Berthierite	FeSbBiS₄			1	73014	10
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	65	2.58	1	73012	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	73010	7437
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	73009	14640
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			1	73009	367
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	105
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄			1	73015	82
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O			1	73015	149
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	65	2.58	4	73012,73015,73016,73017	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	73009,73010	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	65	2.58	3	73009,73012,73015	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	65	2.58	3	73012,73014,73016	5674
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄			1	73014	158
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	73015	1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	65	2.58	1	73012	168
Moëloite ()*	None	Pb₆Sb₆S₁₄(S)₃	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	8
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	73009	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	65	2.58	3	73009,73012,73015	17380
Nekrasovite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃VSn₃S₁₆			1	73015	11
Ottrélite ()*	Chloritoid	Mn²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂			1	73010	59
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	73014	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	73014	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	65	2.58	5	73009,73010,73012,73014,73015	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	73018	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	73014	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	65	2.58	6	73009,73010,73012,73014,73015,73018	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	65	2.58	1	73012	712
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	65	2.58	1	73012	454
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	73015	253
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	65	2.58	4	73009,73012,73014,73015	5614
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	65	2.58	1	73012	64
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	65	2.58	1	73012	165
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	73014	6417
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)			1	73015	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	65	2.58	4	73012,73014,73015,73016	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	3418
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	73015	589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	2045
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	65	2.58	2	73012,73015	48
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	65	2.58	5	73009,73012,73014,73015,73017	5317
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄	65	2.58	1	73012	58
Thorbastnäsite ()*	Bastnäsite	ThCa(CO₃)₂F₂·3H₂O			1	73015	14
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	73015	1006
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			2	73009,73018	433
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			1	73014	293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	65	2.58	1	73012	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂			1	73014	106
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	65	2.58	1	73012	155
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	65	2.58	3	73012,73015,73016	372
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	65	2.58	4	73012,73014,73015,73016	228

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_0046	Gioia quarry is within Colonnata (247809). It is part of the Carrara marble quarries that outcrop in the Alpuan Alps

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_0046	65	2.58	65-2.58		Age of metamorphism									8242	Gioia Quarries, Casette, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy	Gioia quarry	Merlino and Orlandi (2001)	10.2138/am-2001-1017	AM86_1293	Tertiary metamorphism in Carrara marble from the Apuan Alps.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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