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Locality Name:
Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 35
Youngest recorded age at locality: 25

mindat Locality ID: 53972
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53972.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Gias Del Gallo (Pian Del Gallo)
Montaju Mines
Pian Degli Svedesi
Tomaino Quarry
Traversella Mine

Latitude: 45°31'7"N
Longitude: 7°45'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.518611111111,7.7611111111111

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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Beryl	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar
Fluorite	Fornacite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite
Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Titanite	Tochilinite
Valleriite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte
Beryl Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cubanite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Epidote Ettringite Feldspar
Fluorite Fornacite Garnet Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite
Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Titanite Tochilinite
Valleriite Vivianite Wurtzite Zircon

105 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*
Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite-Na ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cosalite ()*
Cronstedtite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dypingite ()*	Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*
Erythrite ()*	Ferro-ferri-hornblende ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fornacite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Langite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Meionite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stolzite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thaumasite ()*
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Tochilinite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	35	25	1	70643	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	70642	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	70642	706
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	35	25	1	70643	470
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	70642	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			3	70639,70640,70641	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	35	25	1	70643	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	35	25	1	70643	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	35	25	1	70643	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	35	25	1	70643	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	35	25	2	70640,70643	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	35	25	1	70643	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	35	25	1	70643	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	35	25	1	70643	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	35	25	1	70643	1935
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	35	25	1	70643	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	70642	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	35	25	2	70642,70643	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	35	25	1	70643	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	35	25	1	70643	310
Chabazite-Na ()*	Chabazite	(Na₃K)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O			1	70640	66
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	35	25	1	70643	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	35	25	2	70642,70643	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	35	25	2	70642,70643	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35	25	1	70643	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	35	25	4	70639,70640,70642,70643	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	70642	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	35	25	1	70643	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	35	25	1	70643	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	35	25	1	70643	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	35	25	1	70643	1797
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	35	25	1	70643	344
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	35	25	1	70643	54
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	35	25	1	70643	599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	35	25	1	70643	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	35	25	2	70642,70643	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	35	25	1	70643	179
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	35	25	3	70639,70640,70643	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	35	25	1	70643	9895
Dypingite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O	35	25	1	70643	50
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	70640	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35	25	4	70639,70640,70642,70643	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	35	25	1	70643	814
Ferro-ferri-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	1
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	35	25	1	70643	9617
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	35	25	1	70643	85
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	70640	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	35	25	1	70643	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	35	25	2	70642,70643	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	35	25	1	70643	30554
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	35	25	2	70640,70643	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	35	25	2	70642,70643	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	35	25	1	70643	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	201
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			2	70639,70640	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	35	25	1	70643	5433
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	35	25	1	70643	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	70642	1271
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	70642	581
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	35	25	1	70643	451
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	35	25	1	70643	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	35	25	1	70643	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	35	25	3	70640,70642,70643	12537
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			1	70639	176
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	35	25	1	70643	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	35	25	2	70642,70643	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	70642	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	35	25	1	70643	112
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	35	25	1	70643	2349
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	35	25	1	70643	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	70642	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	35	25	1	70643	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	35	25	3	70640,70642,70643	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	35	25	1	70643	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	35	25	1	70643	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	35	25	3	70640,70642,70643	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	35	25	1	70643	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	35	25	3	70640,70642,70643	4894
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	35	25	1	70643	134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	35	25	1	70643	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	35	25	1	70643	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	35	25	1	70643	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	35	25	1	70643	1934
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	35	25	1	70643	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	35	25	1	70643	3418
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	35	25	1	70643	156
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	35	25	1	70643	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	35	25	1	70643	105
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	35	25	1	70643	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	35	25	1	70643	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	35	25	1	70643	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	35	25	2	70642,70643	4899
Tochilinite ()*	Tochilinite	6(Fe_0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)₂]	35	25	1	70643	56
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	35	25	1	70643	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	35	25	1	70643	2718
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	35	25	1	70643	237
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	35	25	1	70643	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	35	25	1	70643	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	35	25	1	70643	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	35	25	1	70643	1025

1 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
	Jen_0001462	35	25	30 ± 5		age of associated magmatism		scheelite				Scheelite			2105	Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy	Traversella	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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