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Locality Name:
Vignola Mine, Vignola-Falesina, Valsugana, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 281
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 29981
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29981.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vignola Mine, Vignola-Falesina, Valsugana, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°3'8"N
Longitude: 11°16'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.052222222222,11.274722222222
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: As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mn O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mn O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteColumbiteCovellite
DiasporeFluoriteHumboldtineLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OxalatePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteTetrahedriteVivianiteWurtzite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Humboldtine  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)2812520254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)28125202734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS28125209052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)228125205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)281252011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)281252027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)28125204979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2281252027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2812520966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS28125204165
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2812520814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)2812520551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF228125209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS281252024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)28125207437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS2812520717
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O28125201689
Humboldtine  (*)Humboldtine OxalateFe2+(C2O4)·2H2O281252027
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2812520593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22812520987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2281252012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS228125205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2812520915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl28125201107
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2281252039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO228125203106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl28125201725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S828125209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2281252061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)28125206417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)28125202473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS281252021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1328125205317


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000651The Val Daone Conglomerate is a mid-Permian unit that runs through much of the south-central Alpine region. Some localities possess trace amounts of U and Cu.


4 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
Giersdorf_00000651268266late- to post-KazanianBiostratigraphyAge is interpreted by the author as being linked to the "Mid Permian Event" which is a surge of tectonic activity that represents the final act of the Hercyanian/Variscan cycle   Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Val Daone Conglomerate is expressed as Mid to Upper Permian, late to post Kazanian and possibly up into the lower Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000652276273276-273Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Treviogo is described as lower to middle Permian, mostly Kungarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000653281277281-277Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Collio Formation is described as lower Permian, mostly Artinskian. The numbers do not agree with the GSA's Arinskian age as the paper uses a different Time Scale. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11
Giersdorf_00000654266252266-252Biostratigraphy    Yes  24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyTrento RegionCassinis et al. (2008) IJG127_519Age of the Verrucano formation is described as Upper Permian and Upper Tatarian. The age is derived from palynological evidence as well as other paleontological sources compiled and given an estimated age. See fig. 11

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