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Locality Name:
Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 300
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 55889
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-55889.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°25'4"N
Longitude: 8°30'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.417777777778,8.505

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Harmotome	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Milarite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Sulphur	Vivianite	Wollastonite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si U Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Carminite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Harmotome Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Milarite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Sulphur Vivianite Wollastonite

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Armenite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Celsian ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferricopiapite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hörnesite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Köttigite ()*	Langite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mimetite ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Saléeite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	300	300	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	300	300	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	300	300	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	300	300	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	300	300	2734
Armenite ()*	Milarite	BaCa₂(Al₆Si₉)O₃₀·2H₂O	300	300	23
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	300	300	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	300	300	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	300	300	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	300	300	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	300	300	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	300	300	178
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	300	300	100
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	300	300	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	300	300	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	300	300	1382
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	300	300	1756
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	300	300	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	300	300	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	300	300	8173
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	300	300	41
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	300	300	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	300	300	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	300	300	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	300	300	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	300	300	6890
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	300	300	290
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	300	300	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	300	300	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	300	300	1689
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	300	300	103
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	300	300	5591
Köttigite ()*	Vivianite	Zn₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	300	300	60
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	300	300	593
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	300	300	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	300	300	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	300	300	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	300	300	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	300	300	202
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	300	300	1107
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	300	300	428
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	300	300	265
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	300	300	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	300	300	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	300	300	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	300	300	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	300	300	61156
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	300	300	312
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	300	300	95
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	300	300	1153
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	300	300	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	300	300	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	300	300	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	300	300	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	300	300	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	300	300	2045
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	300	300	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	300	300	1655

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
	sedznpb-00274	300	300	300											55889	Su Zurfuru Mine, Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy	Su Zurfuru	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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