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Locality Name:
Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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

mindat Locality ID: 52806
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52806.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Albareto
Frassinoro
Montese
Palagano
Panaro Valley
Prignano Sulla Secchia
Secchia Valley
Serramazzoni

Latitude: 44°27'22"N
Longitude: 10°44'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.456111111111,10.7475

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 B Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Ni O Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorrensite
CorundumDevillineEpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteGypsumHydrotalciteIronMalachiteMillerite
NatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePentlanditePrehnitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitanite

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aliettite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Iron  (*)Jamborite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Millerite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reevesite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tinnunculite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Weddellite  (*)
Whewellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)00268889,688908803
Aliettite  (*)Corrensite ClayCa0.2Mg6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·4H2O001688807
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O001688811627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO200368881,68887,688902162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)00268884,688903250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)600268890,68891919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)200468882,68890,68891,688975509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)00668881,68882,68889,68890,68892,6890811547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)00968881,68884,68887,68889,68890,68892,68896,68901,6890827770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O00268890,68891925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S001688825707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS200468884,68889,68890,6889127198
Copper  (*)CopperCu00368879,68882,689013846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O001688822970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)00668881,68889,68890,68892,68897,68901498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)200468881,68887,68890,688929895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)00468881,68889,68890,688918173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS00368889,68890,6889124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O00268890,688916890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O300468881,68887,68890,6889114640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)600268890,688911066
Iron  (*)IronFe001688791089
Jamborite  (*)HydrotalciteNi2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x·nH2O [x ≤ 1/3 n; ≤ (1-x)]00268887,6890132
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O00268890,688921271
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)400268884,68910359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O400368881,68887,6888914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)200768882,68884,68889,68890,68891,68897,6890112537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS00368881,68887,689011066
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O001688971236
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8001688841512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)200668881,68889,68890,68892,68897,689011898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS200468882,68889,68890,6889139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S800268890,688919056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO200968881,68882,68887,68889,68890,68891,68897,68898,6890161156
Reevesite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O0016888148
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O00268890,68891292
Silver  (*)CopperAg001688825186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS00468887,68889,68890,6889121482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)200368887,68896,688973337
Tinnunculite  (*)NoneC5H4N4O3·2H2O001689118
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O00368884,68890,688914899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O00268890,68891433
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS001688791044
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS200368881,68887,68901106
Weddellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·2H2O0016891132
Whewellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·H2O0016891166



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_547Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with lichen. In Appennines


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
Michelle_54700Recent Age of whewellite and weddellite mineralizationhigh    Weddellite, Whewellite 52806Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyModenaHofmann and Bernasconi (1998)10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6CG149_127See Table 1. occurrences of Oxalate minerals. Age given as "recent lichen."


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