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


mindat Locality ID: 48277
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48277.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Villaputzu, Sarrabus, Sarrabus-Gerrei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Arcu Genna Arrela (Arcu Gennarrela)
Arcu Is Pangas Prospect (Cuili Murgioni Prospect)
Bruncu Gironi Prospect (Sa Ruinosa Prospect)
Bruncu Vintura Prospect
Gibbas Mine
Is Crabilis
Riu Gironi Basanite Outcrop (Riu Girone Basanite Outcrop; Rio Gironi Basanite Outcrop)
Riu Gironi-Giba Nurazzola Prospect
S'Acqua Arrubia Mine (Bruncu Baccu Scottis Mine)
Sa Sperruma Mine
Su Serbuzzu Prospect

Latitude: 39°26'59"N
Longitude: 9°35'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.449722222222,9.5988888888889

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalcioferriteCalciteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianiteWollastonite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcioferrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Felsőbányaite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montgomeryite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phosgenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1716562793
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1716541627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3271653,716561534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1716541036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1716569052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61716542060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)671649,71651,71652,71656,71657,7165811547
Calcioferrite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O1716489
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)871649,71650,71651,71652,71653,71656,71657,7165827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)271657,716584979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2271655,7165627198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81716531756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6271653,716544135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6171654944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1716508173
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O066
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2571651,71652,71656,71657,716589617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1716541188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS871648,71649,71651,71652,71655,71656,71657,7165824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)471648,71655,71657,716587437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3271650,716531544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O371648,71650,716566890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3271650,7165514640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6271657,716581066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61716482228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417165414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2471649,71656,71657,716585674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2271649,716565800
Montgomeryite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O044
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217164917380
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2171652142
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2671648,71650,71655,71656,71657,7165839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8371650,71655,716569056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21171648,71649,71650,71651,71652,71653,71654,71655,71656,71657,7165861156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1716565186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS671648,71651,71655,71656,71657,7165821482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21716502562
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O171648301
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10271650,716531395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31716531247



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