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Locality Name:
Villaputzu, Gerrei, Sarrabus-Gerrei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 298767
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-298767.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Villaputzu, Gerrei, Sarrabus-Gerrei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Baccherutta Prospect
Baccu Foxi Prospect
Baccu Locci Mine (Bacculocceddu Mine)
Buddidorgiu Prospect
Flumineddu Prospect
Monte Ollasteddu Prospect

Latitude: 39°33'28"N
Longitude: 9°31'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.557777777778,9.5186111111111
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteArthuriteAtacamiteBaryte
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClayConnelliteCopper
CovelliteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeDundasiteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteHydrotalciteKaolinite
KieseriteKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMandarinoiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpangoliteSphaleriteStarkeyiteStibniteSulphur
TetrahedriteVeszelyiteWoodwarditeWurtzite

97 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Arthurite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bechererite  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bianchite  (*)Bonattite  (*)Boyleite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcomenite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cumengeite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Devilline  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dundasite  (*)
Francisite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gordaite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gunningite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hidalgoite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mandarinoite  (*)
Mansfieldite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Olsacherite  (*)Orlandiite  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Sarrabusite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schmiederite  (*)Scholzite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vashegyite  (*)Veszelyite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zincowoodwardite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O171599470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1715992734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1715993250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs171599379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS271599,716029052
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O17159935
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3171599544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6171599919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21715995509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O171599150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17159911547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2171599172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6171599132
Bechererite  (*)NoneZn7Cu(OH)13[SiO(OH)3(SO4)]17159916
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6171599413
Bianchite  (*)HexahydriteZn(SO4)·6H2O17159940
Bonattite  (*)NoneCu(SO4)·3H2O17159921
Boyleite  (*)StarkeyiteZn(SO4)·4H2O17159923
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61715991633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6171599359
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O17159988
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1715994979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O171599925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O17159991
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1715995707
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O17159940
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O171599194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217159927198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1715991382
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe171599281
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O171599295
Copper  (*)CopperCu1715993846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6171599151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1715994165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O17159943
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1715992970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2171599179
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O171599366
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16171599300
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O17159997
Francisite  (*)NoneCu3Bi(Se4+O3)2O2Cl1715992
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS271599,7160224243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O17159941
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1715997437
Gold  (*)CopperAu671597,71598,71599,71600,71601,7160230554
Gordaite  (*)KtenasiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O17159917
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS171599717
Gunningite  (*)KieseriteZn(SO4)·H2O17159948
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1715996890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1715991689
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)617159957
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)617159982
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O171599341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61715991066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61715992228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41715995591
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O17159975
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2171599987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217159912537
Mandarinoite  (*)MandarinoiteFe3+2(Se4+O3)3·6H2O17159914
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O17159942
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O171599915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1715991107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217160217380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6171599254
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)171599492
Olsacherite  (*)BarytePb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)17159910
Orlandiite  (*)NonePb3Cl4(Se4+O3)·H2O1715991
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)617159964
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2171599142
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O171599265
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6171599477
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)4817159933
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2271599,7160239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1715991725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81715999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2271599,7160261156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2171599454
Sarrabusite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb5CuCl4(SeO3)41715991
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1715994894
Schmiederite  (*)LinariteCu2Pb2(Se4+O3)(Se6+O4)(OH)417159913
Scholzite  (*)NoneCaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O17159920
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O171599142
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1715991153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O171599292
Silver  (*)CopperAg1715995186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1715992473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O171599105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17159921482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31716023418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1715992045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131715991803
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl171599605
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O17159928
Veszelyite  (*)Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O17159920
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41715991655
Zincowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)17159912


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100123Baccu Locci Mine (Bacculocceddu Mine), Villaputzu, Gerrei, Sarrabus-Gerrei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R100123
R100122Baccu Locci Mine (Bacculocceddu Mine), Villaputzu, Gerrei, Sarrabus-Gerrei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R100122

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