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Locality Name:
Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine), Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 4596
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4596.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine), Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Macei Stope
Nuova Zona Stope
Punta Rossa Stope
Vallone Stope

Latitude: 42°43'10"N
Longitude: 10°26'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.719444444444,10.433333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amarantite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Botryogen	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum
Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Humboldtine	Hydrotalcite
Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Natrochalcite	None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate
Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Plancheite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Roselite	Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Titanite	Tyrolite	Vivianite	Voltaite	Woodwardite

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 C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sn Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg O S Sn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amarantite Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Botryogen Brochantite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum
Cyanotrichite Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Humboldtine Hydrotalcite
Ilvaite Kaolinite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Natrochalcite None Not in a structural group Oxalate
Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Plancheite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Roselite Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite
Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Titanite Tyrolite Vivianite Voltaite Woodwardite

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Amarantite ()*	Andradite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bonattite ()*	Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dioptase ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*
Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Humboldtine ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kröhnkite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Minguzzite ()*	Natrochalcite ()*
Natrojarosite ()*	Opal ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Plancheite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Starkeyite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Woodwardite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	470
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	0	0	0		50
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	272
Amarantite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·7H₂O	5.3	4	1	72757	22
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	4	3	72754,72755,72757	1534
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	5.3	0	1	72757	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0	0	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	0	0	1	72754	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	5.3	0	3	72754,72756,72757	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	0	0	1	72754	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5.3	0	1	72757	5509
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	50
Bonattite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·3H₂O	0	0	1	72754	21
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5.3	4	2	72754,72757	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	5.3	4	1	72757	45
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	5.3	0	1	72757	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	0	2	72756,72757	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	0	0	0		5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	5.3	0	3	72754,72755,72757	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	0	0	1	72754	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5.3	4	2	72754,72757	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	5.3	0	2	72755,72757	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	5.3	0	1	72757	43
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	295
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	5.3	4	2	72754,72757	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	5.3	0	1	72757	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	5.3	4	1	72757	136
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	5.3	0	1	72757	179
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.3	0	1	72757	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.3	4	2	72754,72757	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	0	2	72754,72757	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	814
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	0	0	1	72754	107
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5.3	4	3	72754,72755,72757	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	0	2	72754,72757	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5.3	0	4	72754,72755,72756,72757	6890
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	4	3	72754,72755,72757	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	5.3	4	3	72754,72755,72757	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0	0	1	72756	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	0	0	1	72754	251
Humboldtine ()*	Humboldtine Oxalate	Fe²⁺(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	0	0	1	72757	27
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	5.3	4	2	72755,72757	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.3	4	2	72754,72757	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	0	1	72757	5591
Kröhnkite ()*	Roselite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	27
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	0	0	0		249
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	5.3	4	1	72757	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.3	4	4	72754,72755,72756,72757	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5.3	0	2	72755,72757	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5.3	4	2	72756,72757	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	4	2	72754,72757	915
Minguzzite ()*	Oxalate	K₃Fe³⁺(C₂O₄)₃·3H₂O	0	0	1	72757	1
Natrochalcite ()*	Natrochalcite	NaCu₂(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	6
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.3	4	1	72757	254
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0	0	2	72754,72756	2994
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	5.3	0	1	72757	158
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	5.3	4	1	72757	428
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	265
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	74
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.3	4	4	72754,72755,72756,72757	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	0	2	72755,72757	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	177
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	0	0	0		53
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	5.3	0	1	72757	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	5.3	4	1	72757	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	5.3	0	1	72757	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0	0	1	72754	21482
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O	0	0	1	72754	79
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5.3	0	1	72757	4899
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	245
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	0	0	0		111
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	0	0	0		57

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_503	Iron deposits of central and eastern Elba Island hosted in high angle fault systems.
Michelle_548	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_503	5.3	4	5.3-4		Age of iron deposits					Yes			Fe	50861	Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy	Central and Eastern Elba	Tanelli et al. (2001)	10.4454/ofioliti.v26i2a.148	O26_239	Age of post magmatic hematite ore mineralization.
	Michelle_548	0	0	Recent		Age of humboldtine and minguzzite mineralization	high						Humboldtine, Minguzzite		4596	Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine), Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy	Capo Calamita	Hofmann and Bernasconi (1998)	10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6	CG149_127	See Table 1. occurrences of Oxalate minerals.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050040	Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine), Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy	https://rruff.info/R050040

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