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Locality Name:
Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), San Giacomo (Sankt Jakob), Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 31954
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31954.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), San Giacomo (Sankt Jakob), Vizze Valley (Pfitsch Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Arzwände
Croda Alta (Grawandkofel)
Croda Rossa Southwest Slope (Rotbachl Peak Southwest Slope)
Rinnerlahner
Wasserfallköpfe
Wind Valley (Windtal)

Latitude: 47°0'0"N
Longitude: 11°37'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47,11.63

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 Au B Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H O P Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsite
BerylBrackebuschiteBrookiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCrichtoniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnet
LazuliteMalachiteMeta-autuniteMicaMilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakite
PrehnitePyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteSodaliteSpinelStauroliteSulphurTalc
TitaniteTourmalineZircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anilite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Bavenite  (*)Bearthite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cleusonite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Gahnite  (*)Genthelvite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goyazite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phenakite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Svanbergite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)2260260272214,722153419
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6260260272214,72217141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)260260472214,72215,72216,722178803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)260260172216706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3260260272214,722172353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2260260472213,72215,72217,722182162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5260260272214,722151310
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S426026017221688
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2260260272214,722163092
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F260260172216304
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)260260172217255
Bearthite  (*)BrackebuschiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)2602601722189
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2260260372213,72214,72216606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18260260272214,722164286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42602601722165516
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2260260372213,72215,72217700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260472214,72215,72217,7221827770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2602601722181252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2602601722174979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226026017221627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2602601722163531
Cleusonite  (*)CrichtonitePb(U4+,U6+)Fe2+2(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)18(O,OH)3826026017221614
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2602601722164165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62602600310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2602601722162970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2602601722161027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16260260172216300
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)260260472215,72216,72217,722188173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6260260272213,72214414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4260260172217196
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F260260372213,72216,722182740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2260260272214,722179617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2260260172216163
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4260260272215,72216445
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S26026017221660
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)260260272213,722187437
Gold  (*)CopperAu26026017221630554
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62602600173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260672213,72214,72215,72216,72217,7221814640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4260260172215407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3260260272214,722155433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4260260272214,722181507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2260260172218232
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2602601722151487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260260472215,72216,72217,7221814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226026017221612537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O260260172218388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O260260172218443
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O260260172217156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22602601722165800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)260260472213,72214,72216,72217945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260372213,72217,7221817380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2602601722172349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)260260172217326
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O260260172216309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22602601722151898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260572213,72214,72215,72217,7221839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260672213,72214,72215,72216,72217,7221861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2260260572213,72215,72216,72217,722185614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2602601722152705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)260260472213,72214,72216,722186417
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42602601722151934
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S2826026017221673
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)260260172218978
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2602601722132045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6260260172218105
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F260260372213,72216,72217232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22602601722153337
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2602601722161006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O260260372214,72215,722174899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2602601722181059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22602601722162718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)260260372213,72216,72217939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)260260372213,72217,722185251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2602601722151025



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
sedcu-00462260260M. Permian     Yes Cu21408Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalySouth TyrolCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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