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Locality Name:
Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Valchiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 56864
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56864.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Valchiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Alpe Corte
Alpiga Valley
Averta Valley (Northern Glacial Cirque)
Averta Valley (Southern Glacial Cirque)
Beléniga Valley
Bocchetta Della Teggiola
Brasca Refuge Landslide
Bresciadega Peak
Canina Valley
Codan Valley
Codera Streambed
Conco Valley
Deserto Valley
Fobbia Valley
Grosina Valley
Ladrogno Valley
Motta Del Piazzo
Orco Valley
Piana Valley
Punta Trubinasca
Revelaso Valley
Salubiasca Valley
San Giorgio
Spassato Valley (Arnasca)

Latitude: 46°15'18"N
Longitude: 9°31'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.255,9.5258333333333

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B F H Li Mg Mn Na O P Si Th Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylBismutiteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChabaziteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCompreignaciteCorundumEpidoteEttringite
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetHarmotomeHeulanditeHumiteIlvaiteMalachiteMeneghiniteMica
MilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteMordeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSapphirineSchoepiteSerpentineSodalite
SpinelStibniteStilbiteTalcTitaniteTourmalineTripliteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bavenite  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Compreignacite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluor-tsilaisite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gladite  (*)Grossular  (*)Harmotome  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)
Inesite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Schoepite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stellerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Talc  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Uranopolycrase  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yugawaralite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2470044,70054,70059,700623419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)970042,70043,70044,70050,70054,70057,70059,70061,700638803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)770042,70043,70049,70050,70059,70061,70062706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3270041,700592353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21700592162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5370042,70045,700591310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)270059,700621036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2270050,70059718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS470042,70043,70054,700579052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2370042,70043,700595509
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)470041,70042,70043,70059255
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O17005992
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2370048,70057,70059606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181870041,70042,70043,70044,70045,70046,70048,70049,70050,70051,70052,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70061,700634286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3570048,70049,70057,70059,70060214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi270049,700601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3770041,70048,70049,70054,70057,70059,700601935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)670041,70048,70049,70054,70059,70060716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4270042,700435516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)570042,70050,70053,70058,7005927770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O470046,70050,70058,70060310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2770042,70043,70049,70050,70059,70060,7006227198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8170059577
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2470050,70055,70060,70062285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41700593902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4370042,70050,70059321
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O470042,70043,70050,700593531
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2470050,70055,70060,70062236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)370055,70060,700621025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6570041,70048,70054,70057,70059518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6170059289
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O270042,7004327
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18370044,70047,700501008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6670042,70051,70055,70057,70060,700624135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2270050,700589895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)170059648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)170059520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6170059944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1670041,70042,70043,70044,70048,70049,70050,70051,70053,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70062,700638173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O370042,70058,70062138
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O270049,70063345
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F031
Fluor-tsilaisite  (*)TourmalineNaMn2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F02
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)370047,70050,700621188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS370050,70055,7005924243
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9370041,70054,7005967
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3670042,70050,70055,70057,70060,700621544
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O270047,70050290
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S370048,70057,70059237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3270059,7006114640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O570042,70054,70058,70059,70062246
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F217006280
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3370040,70050,700565433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)170059197
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O17005950
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O617005973
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O970041,70042,70043,70046,70050,70053,70054,70058,700621271
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4170062359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4970042,70043,70046,70050,70055,70057,70059,70062,7006314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2370042,70043,7005912537
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24170049158
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)870042,70043,70048,70051,70057,70059,70061,700634924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O170059156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2370049,70060,700635800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)570041,70042,70043,70054,70059945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21970041,70042,70043,70044,70045,70046,70047,70048,70049,70050,70051,70053,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70061,7006317380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1270041,70042,70043,70044,70046,70051,70054,70055,70057,70059,70061,700632349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21070047,70048,70050,70051,70057,70058,70059,70060,70062,700632273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6570042,70043,70048,70059,70063121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2470050,70053,70058,700591898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21270040,70044,70048,70051,70052,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70060,7006339462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3270047,70050341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8270040,700569056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21170042,70043,70044,70049,70050,70053,70054,70058,70059,70062,7006361156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)170059969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2570042,70043,70056,70061,700625614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]170047129
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)617005994
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1170041,70042,70043,70044,70048,70050,70051,70054,70057,70058,700592705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O670041,70049,70050,70054,70058,70062390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)370042,70043,700596417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5670042,70043,70044,70050,70059,700631516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32070041,70042,70043,70044,70045,70046,70048,70049,70050,70051,70052,70053,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70060,70061,700631214
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4370042,70059,700621934
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O370044,70054,70057189
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1170041,70042,70043,70046,70048,70050,70051,70054,70057,70058,70059268
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O270042,70043183
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO20236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1070040,70041,70042,70043,70050,70053,70054,70058,70059,700624899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2270059,700622562
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2670042,70043,70048,70054,70059,700632718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O170048890
Uranopolycrase  (*)ColumbiteUTi2O617006313
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10470042,70043,70055,700621395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3370055,70060,700621247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)270043,70059939
Yugawaralite  (*)NoneCa(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O270050,7005833
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)570041,70042,70043,70054,700595251



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