Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Monte Nero Mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 54891
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-54891.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Monte Nero Mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°14'50"N
Longitude: 9°45'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.247222222222,9.7561111111111

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	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arthurite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite
Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Descloizite	Diaspore	Domeykite	Garnet
Gypsum	Lindackerite	Malachite	Mixite	Natrochalcite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhodonite	Roselite	Rutile	Serpentine	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Titanite	Tridymite	Vivianite
Volborthite	Wagnerite

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti V

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arthurite Baryte Braunite Calcite
Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Connellite Copper Corundum Descloizite Diaspore Domeykite Garnet
Gypsum Lindackerite Malachite Mixite Natrochalcite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyroxene Quartz
Rhodonite Roselite Rutile Serpentine Spinel Stilpnomelane Talc Titanite Tridymite Vivianite
Volborthite Wagnerite

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Allophane ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arseniosiderite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Brandtite ()*	Braunite ()*
Brushite ()*	Cabalzarite ()*	Calcite ()*	Castellaroite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Connellite ()*
Copper ()*	Coralloite ()*	Cornubite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Crednerite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Domeykite ()*	Gageite ()*	Geigerite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ice ()*
Inesite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Langite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Libethenite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganohörnesite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Parnauite ()*	Parsettensite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Sarkinite ()*	Sterlinghillite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Talc ()*
Tilasite ()*	Volborthite ()*	Wallkilldellite ()*	Zálesíite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1022
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	470
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1534
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	194
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Brandtite ()*	Roselite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	18
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	483
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O	104
Cabalzarite ()*	Natrochalcite	CaMg₂(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	4
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Castellaroite ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·4.5H₂O	2
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	951
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Coralloite ()*	Arthurite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	4
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	175
Crednerite ()*	None	CuMnO₂	35
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	300
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As	73
Gageite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₂₁Si₈O₂₇(OH)₂₀	14
Geigerite ()*	Lindackerite	Mn²⁺₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·10H₂O	7
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Ice ()*	Amorphous Tridymite	H₂O	59
Inesite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn²⁺₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂·5H₂O	50
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	73
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	234
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	593
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	149
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	234
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Manganohörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mn²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	9
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	362
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	186
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2994
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	105
Parsettensite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Na,Ca)_7.5(Mn,Mg)₄₉Si₇₂O₁₆₈(OH)₅₀·nH₂O	43
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	428
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	369
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	969
Sarkinite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	30
Sterlinghillite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·3H₂O	3
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	90
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3337
Tilasite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(AsO₄)F	34
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	155
Wallkilldellite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄·9H₂O	20
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	84

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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