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Locality Name:
Monteneve Mine (Schneeberg Mine), Passiria Valley (Passeier Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 55800
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-55800.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Monteneve Mine (Schneeberg Mine), Passiria Valley (Passeier Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°53'46"N
Longitude: 11°10'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.896111111111,11.179444444444
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 As Au B C Ca Cd Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Cd Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichiteDiaspore
EpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSepiolite
SkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTourmalineValleriiteWurtzite

71 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Monteneveite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S26026002793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26026008803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2602600470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)326026002353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)326026001534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)26026002734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)26026001588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226026003092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22602600718
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)26026003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS26026009052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62602600919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)226026005509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS426026005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S112602600843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS326026001089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)626026001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O260260088
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26026004979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S26026005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O26026003531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)826026001756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2602600966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26026004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32602600802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226026009895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)2602600180
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O2602600484
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226026009617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O42602600445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260260024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26026007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu260260030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS2602600717
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS2602600170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O26026006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260014640
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)626026001066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O326026005433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142602600784
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2602600593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22602600987
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)26026001487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260260014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS226026005674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2602600915
Monteneveite  (*)GarnetCa3Sb5+2(Fe3+2Fe2+)O1226026001
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S826026001512
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)2602600140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260039462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)32602600341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S826026009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO226026005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26026002705
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2602600241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)26026006417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO526026001516
Silver  (*)CopperAg26026005186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs32602600531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)26026002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260260021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O426026001934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S326026003418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1326026005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)226026002562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]2602600237


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
sedcu-00462260260M. Permian     Yes Cu21408Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalySouth TyrolCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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