Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

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

mindat Locality ID: 50861
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50861.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Cape Calamita
Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine)
Ginevro Mine (Ginepro Mine)
Lacona
Sassi Neri Mine

Latitude: 42°43'7"N
Longitude: 10°25'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.718611111111,10.431111111111

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amarantite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite
Atacamite	Baryte	Botryogen	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite
Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Humboldtine	Hydrotalcite	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Natrochalcite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Perovskite
Pharmacosiderite	Plancheite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Roselite	Rutile	Scheelite
Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Titanite	Tyrolite	Vesuvianite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

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

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*
Alunogen ()*	Amarantite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bonattite ()*	Bornite ()*
Botryogen ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Connellite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Humboldtine ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kröhnkite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Minguzzite ()*	Natrochalcite ()*
Natrojarosite ()*	Opal ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pickeringite ()*	Plancheite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Starkeyite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	4	1	72761	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5.3	0	3	72758,72760,72761	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.3	4	1	72758	706
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	1	72753	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
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	5.3	0	3	72758,72760,72761	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	5.3	0	1	72758	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	4	5	72753,72754,72755,72757,72758	1534
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	5.3	0	1	72757	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0	0	1	72753	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	0	0	3	72753,72754,72758	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	5.3	0	4	72753,72754,72756,72757	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	2	72753,72757	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5.3	0	1	72760	11547
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	0	2	72753,72757	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
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	5.3	0	1	72760	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	0	5	72752,72753,72756,72757,72760	27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃	5.3	0	1	72758	41
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	0	0	1	72753	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	5.3	0	1	72760	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	5.3	0	3	72754,72755,72757	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	0	0	2	72753,72754	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5.3	4	4	72753,72754,72757,72761	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	5.3	0	3	72753,72755,72757	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	5.3	0	1	72757	43
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	5.3	0	2	72758,72761	1756
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	3	72753,72754,72757	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	5.3	0	2	72753,72757	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	5.3	4	2	72753,72757	136
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	5.3	0	2	72753,72757	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	5.3	0	1	72757	179
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	5.3	0	2	72758,72761	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.3	0	2	72753,72757	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.3	4	5	72753,72754,72757,72758,72761	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	0	2	72754,72757	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	5.3	0	2	72753,72757	814
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	4	2	72758,72761	54
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	0	0	2	72753,72754	107
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	5.3	0	1	72761	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5.3	0	1	72758	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5.3	4	6	72753,72754,72755,72757,72760,72761	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	5.3	0	1	72760	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	0	2	72754,72757	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5.3	0	5	72753,72754,72755,72756,72757	6890
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	4	4	72753,72754,72755,72757	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	5.3	4	5	72753,72754,72755,72757,72758	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0	0	2	72753,72756	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	5	72753,72755,72757,72758,72761	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.3	4	3	72753,72754,72757	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	1	72753	249
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	5.3	4	2	72753,72757	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.3	4	7	72753,72754,72755,72756,72757,72758,72761	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5.3	0	3	72753,72755,72757	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5.3	4	2	72756,72757	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	4	3	72754,72757,72761	915
Minguzzite ()*	Oxalate	K₃Fe³⁺(C₂O₄)₃·3H₂O	0	0	2	72753,72757	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	2	72753,72757	158
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	5.3	4	1	72757	428
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	5.3	0	1	72758	2273
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	5.3	0	2	72753,72757	265
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	74
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.3	0	1	72760	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.3	4	8	72753,72754,72755,72756,72757,72758,72760,72761	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5.3	4	2	72758,72761	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	0	6	72753,72755,72757,72758,72760,72761	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	1	72753	53
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	5.3	0	3	72753,72757,72758	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	5.3	4	2	72757,72758	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	5.3	0	2	72753,72757	531
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	0	1	72758	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0	0	2	72753,72754	21482
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O	0	0	1	72754	79
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5.3	0	3	72757,72758,72761	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	4	1	72758	2562
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	5.3	0	1	72757	245
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	5.3	4	1	72759	1395
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	0	0	1	72753	111
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	0	0	1	72753	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								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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