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Locality Name:
Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 30053
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30053.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°47'21"N
Longitude: 7°29'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.789166666667,7.4880555555556
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: 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 

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)203419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Ardennite-(As)  (*)ArdenniteMn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6034
Ardennite-(V)  (*)ArdenniteMn2+4Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6011
Arseniopleite  (*)AlluauditeNaCaMnMn2(AsO4)307
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)20260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Bonacinaite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(AsO4)·2H2O01
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)20309
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)20376
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O80148
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S160300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)20286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Hydroxylclinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4(OH)2016
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O60154
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)20234
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2093
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3024
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)0186
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O0177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)20375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)030
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sursassite  (*)ArdenniteMn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3024
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)0240
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O7054
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F034
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O020


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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