Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Vento Valley (Wind Valley), Aurina Valley (Ahrnbach 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: 57426
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-57426.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vento Valley (Wind Valley), Aurina Valley (Ahrnbach Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Cavallo Mt. (Roßhuf Mt.)

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 B Be C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDanburiteEpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteMica
MilariteNonePyriteQuartzSpinelTitaniteTourmaline

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Danburite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Milarite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26026008803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226026003092
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)826026001756
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O82602600148
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2602600498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226026009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26026008173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)260260171986120
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260260014899
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O260260171986156
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226026017198617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26026002705
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O26026004899


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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