Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Vallone Stope, 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: 51506
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-51506.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vallone Stope, Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine), Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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	Amphibole	Atacamite	Botryogen	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite
Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Humboldtine	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Natrochalcite	None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Plancheite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Roselite	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Spinel	Titanite	Tyrolite	Vivianite

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 Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti W Zn

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

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Alunogen ()*	Amarantite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antlerite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinoatacamite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Humboldtine ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kröhnkite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Minguzzite ()*	Natrochalcite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Plancheite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tyrolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	5.3	0	470
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	5.3	0	272
Amarantite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·7H₂O	5.3	4	22
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	4	1534
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	5.3	0	246
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	5.3	0	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5.3	0	5509
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	0	50
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5.3	4	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	5.3	4	45
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	5.3	0	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	0	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	5.3	0	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5.3	4	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	5.3	0	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	5.3	0	43
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	5.3	0	295
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	5.3	4	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	5.3	0	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	5.3	4	136
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	5.3	0	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	5.3	0	179
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	5.3	0	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.3	0	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.3	4	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	0	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	5.3	0	814
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5.3	4	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	0	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5.3	0	6890
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	4	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	5.3	4	741
Humboldtine ()*	Humboldtine Oxalate	Fe²⁺(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	0	0	27
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	5.3	4	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.3	4	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	0	5591
Kröhnkite ()*	Roselite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	5.3	0	27
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	5.3	4	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.3	4	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5.3	0	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5.3	4	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.3	4	915
Minguzzite ()*	Oxalate	K₃Fe³⁺(C₂O₄)₃·3H₂O	0	0	1
Natrochalcite ()*	Natrochalcite	NaCu₂(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	5.3	0	6
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.3	4	254
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	5.3	0	158
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	5.3	4	428
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	5.3	0	265
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	5.3	0	74
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.3	4	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	0	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	5.3	0	177
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	5.3	0	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	5.3	4	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	5.3	0	531
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5.3	0	4899
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	5.3	0	245

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				Yes		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

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