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Locality Name:
La Speranza (Pisani's Quarry), San Piero In Campo, Campo Nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 6

mindat Locality ID: 54356
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54356.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Speranza (Pisani's Quarry), San Piero In Campo, Campo Nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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: Al As B Be Ca Ce Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti U Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeArsenopyriteBerylCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteColumbiteCovelliteDachiardite
EpidoteFeldsparGarnetMordeniteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSodaliteTopaz
TourmalineZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Covellite  (*)Dachiardite-Ca  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Foitite  (*)Helvine  (*)Mordenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rossmanite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Titanowodginite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Uranopolycrase  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)8608803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS8609052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O188604286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO28605171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS286027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)8601025
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6860289
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS8604165
Dachiardite-Ca  (*)DachiarditeCa2(Si20Al4)O48·13H2O86013
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)860520
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6860414
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)86075
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S860237
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O860405
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O8602994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)8602349
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10860124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O860140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO286061156
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)86037
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO28605614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)8602705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)38601214
Titanowodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+TiTa2O88607
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F28601476
Uranopolycrase  (*)ColumbiteUTi2O686013
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)860939



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
Bradley_2012_023867±1Rb/Sr    Yes  7681Fonte Del Prete, San Piero In Campo, Campo Nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, ItalyFonte del PreteMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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