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Locality Name:
Cagliari Metropolitan City (Metropolitan City Of Cagliari), Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 289.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 288.2

mindat Locality ID: 297622
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-297622.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cagliari Metropolitan City (Metropolitan City Of Cagliari), Sardinia, Italy": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Assemini
Cagliari
Capoterra
Pula
Sarroch
Sinnai
Villa San Pietro

Latitude: 39°8'52"N
Longitude: 9°5'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.147777777778,9.0969444444444

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAeschyniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBastnäsiteBerauniteBerylBetpakdaliteBismutiteBrookiteBulachite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCompreignaciteCopperCorundumCovellite
CubaniteCyanotrichiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGelosaiteGermaniteGypsum
HeulanditeIlvaiteKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMatlockiteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdenite
MonaziteMordeniteNatroautuniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePhosphuranylite
PolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSchoepite
SpangoliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilbiteSulphurTetrahedriteThortveititeVesuvianiteVivianite
WavelliteWollastoniteZircon

155 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Argentopyrite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)
Barrerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassetite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Brookite  (*)Bulachite  (*)Cabvinite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cannonite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)
Coconinoite  (*)Compreignacite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Epistilbite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gelosaite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halloysite-7Å  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ianthinite  (*)
Ichnusaite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)
Koechlinite  (*)Kolbeckite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mambertiite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melkovite  (*)Meta-ankoleite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metasaléeite  (*)Metaschoepite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nuragheite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Uranophane-β  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Renierite  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Sardignaite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Soddyite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stilbite-Ca  (*)Stilbite-Na  (*)Strengite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Suseinargiuite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tancaite-(Ce)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorbastnäsite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Thortveitite  (*)Threadgoldite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Variscite  (*)Vashegyite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yingjiangite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S471269,71270,71274,712782793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21712503419
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6289.2288.2171264141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)289.2288.2271264,712788803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1712581627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2289.2288.2371254,71264,712672162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5371250,71266,712771310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3371250,71254,712751534
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O171274445
Argentopyrite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S317127853
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS471254,71266,71271,712779052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6171273919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O371250,71251,712541272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2271270,712735509
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)171250161
Barrerite  (*)StilbiteNa2(Si7Al2)O18·6H2O271256,7125723
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)289.2288.2771256,71257,71264,71269,71270,71274,7127811547
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1017125451
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O171280136
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2289.2288.2171264606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18289.2288.21712644286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3289.2288.2171264214
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl289.2288.217126471
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi289.2288.2271264,712671966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3289.2288.2271264,712671935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)289.2288.2171264716
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2289.2288.2171264700
Bulachite  (*)BulachiteAl6(AsO4)3(OH)9(H2O)4·2H2O1712665
Cabvinite  (*)Not in a structural groupTh2F7(OH)·3H2O289.2288.21712641
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O371254,71263,71280280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)289.2288.21071250,71252,71256,71257,71258,71264,71269,71270,71274,7127827770
Cannonite  (*)NoneBi2O(SO4)(OH)2289.2288.217126426
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O17127388
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1712541184
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2289.2288.21712645171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)371273,71274,712784979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O271271,71273925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2289.2288.21071250,71254,71264,71266,71270,71273,71274,71275,71277,7127827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl371270,71274,712781382
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O289.2288.2271254,7126470
Coconinoite  (*)NoneFe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2·20H2O1712549
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O17125427
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181712781008
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6271254,71267151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS371270,71273,712774165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1712702970
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O17125481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61712754135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2289.2288.2271264,712789895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)371250,71271,712758173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O271256,71258138
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O171274814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)289.2288.2171264551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O289.2288.2171264345
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2171250129
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2289.2288.2871250,71264,71269,71270,71273,71274,71275,712789617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1712761188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS289.2288.21071250,71254,71259,71264,71269,71270,71273,71274,71275,7127824243
Gelosaite  (*)Not in a structural group GelosaiteBiMo6+(2-5x)Mo5+6xO7(OH)·H2O (0 < x < 0.4)289.2288.21712643
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)289.2288.2471254,71264,71266,712717437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31712501544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O289.2288.2571254,71258,71264,71271,712776890
Halloysite-7Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4289.2288.217126452
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6471250,71271,71273,71275741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3289.2288.2371250,71264,7127114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O271270,712731689
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)171254204
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O371256,71257,71261246
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH289.2288.2171264367
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O17125431
Ichnusaite  (*)Not in a structural groupTh(MoO4)2·3H2O289.2288.21712641
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)271250,71275197
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6289.2288.2271254,712642228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4289.2288.2271264,712665591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O171254198
Koechlinite  (*)NoneBi2MoO6289.2288.2271264,7126739
Kolbeckite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(PO4)·2H2O289.2288.217126426
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O271256,712581271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2171273987
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1712501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4371250,71254,7127314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2289.2288.2371264,71270,7127312537
Mambertiite  (*)GelosaiteBiMo5+2.8O8(OH)289.2288.21712642
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O17126642
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2271254,712785674
Melkovite  (*)BetpakdaliteCaFe3+2Mo5O10(PO4)2(OH)12·8H2O289.2288.21712644
Meta-ankoleite  (*)NatroautuniteK(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O17125410
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O171254388
Metasaléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O271251,7125411
Metaschoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12·10H2O17125417
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O289.2288.2371251,71254,71264443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)289.2288.21712644924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2289.2288.2471250,71264,71267,712775800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)289.2288.2171264945
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O471256,71257,71258,71261405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2289.2288.2371250,71264,7126617380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1712571236
Nuragheite  (*)Not in a structural groupTh(MoO4)2·H2O289.2288.21712641
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1712542994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)289.2288.2371250,71254,712642349
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O171254144
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)2371250,71251,7125463
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O171254182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O271251,71254182
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]271274,71278716
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)289.2288.2171264494
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3271274,71278733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3271274,712781425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2289.2288.21071250,71254,71264,71266,71270,71271,71274,71275,71277,7127839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1712741725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8371250,71266,712719056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2289.2288.21771250,71252,71254,71256,71257,71258,71264,71266,71267,71269,71270,71271,71272,71273,71274,71277,7127861156
Renierite  (*)Sphalerite Germanite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S1617125037
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O289.2288.217126466
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)289.2288.21712641711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2171273454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2289.2288.2371250,71254,712645614
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O371250,71251,7125487
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10271251,7125495
Sardignaite  (*)Not in a structural groupBiMo2O7(OH)·2H2O289.2288.21712642
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)289.2288.2271250,712644894
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)617125494
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O271266,712771153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)289.2288.2371250,71264,712786417
Silver  (*)CopperAg571269,71270,71273,71274,712785186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1712732473
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)217125444
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O171273105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS289.2288.2671254,71264,71273,71274,71275,7127821482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4271274,71278586
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O171261268
Stilbite-Na  (*)StilbiteNa9(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O271256,7125715
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O289.2288.2171264263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS289.2288.21712642045
Suseinargiuite  (*)Scheelite(Na0.5Bi0.5)(MoO4)289.2288.21712641
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F289.2288.2171264232
Tancaite-(Ce)  (*)Not in a structural groupFeCe(MoO4)3·3H2O289.2288.21712642
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131712785317
Thorbastnäsite  (*)BastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2·3H2O289.2288.217126414
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)289.2288.21712641006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O7289.2288.217126454
Threadgoldite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)·8H2O1712549
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O371250,71251,712541059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21712502562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21712542718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O371250,71251,71254890
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O171272301
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O17128028
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101712501395
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O371254,71263,71280374
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31712501247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4289.2288.2471254,71264,71267,712691655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)289.2288.2171264939
Yingjiangite  (*)PhosphuranyliteK2Ca(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6·6H2O1712549
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)289.2288.2271264,712785251



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
Mo-00224289.2288.2288.7±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteSu Seinargiu 2 (Sulcis)  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, Sardignaite, Gelosaite, Tancaite-(Ce)Mo30503Punta De Su Seinargiu (Su Seinargiu; Su Senargiu), Sarroch, Cagliari Metropolitan City (Metropolitan City Of Cagliari), Sardinia, ItalySu SenargiuBoni et al. (2003) MESD2003_247 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R080027Arcu Su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Cagliari Metropolitan City (Metropolitan City Of Cagliari), Sardinia, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R080027
R080028Arcu Su Linnarbu, Capoterra, Cagliari Metropolitan City (Metropolitan City Of Cagliari), Sardinia, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R080028
R070243Sa Malesa, Sa Bidda Beccia, Sarroch, Cagliari Metropolitan City (Metropolitan City Of Cagliari), Sardinia, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070243


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