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Locality Name:
Tiglieto, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 58663
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58663.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tiglieto, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Badia Di Tiglieto
Calvo Mt.
Marciazza
Olbicella
Rio Baracca
Rio Carpescio
Rio Gerla
Rio Masino
Rio Rosto

Latitude: 44°31'2"N
Longitude: 8°35'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.517222222222,8.5844444444444

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteBrauniteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGismondineHarmotome
HexahydriteHumiteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNonePectolitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelThomsoniteTitaniteTobermoriteVesuvianite

47 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gismondine  (*)Glaucophane  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hydroxylclinohumite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Opal  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tacharanite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
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)2369491,69499,695003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)269491,694998803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O169496470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O269491,694961627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1694913250
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41694945516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)169494483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)269491,6949627770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2169496309
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O169491310
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O16949166
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1694915707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2369491,69494,6949627198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81694911756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1694944165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6269491,694994135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21694919895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)269499,695008173
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O169496128
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2169499286
Gold  (*)CopperAu269492,6949330554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31695011544
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O169491290
Hydroxylclinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4(OH)216949116
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31694915433
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)169494451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4369491,69492,6950114899
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O169496425
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21694945800
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O369491,69496,694991236
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O269498,6949937
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6169491229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1694962994
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)169491363
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O16949171
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21694961898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2569491,69494,69496,69499,6950139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216949161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21694915614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O169496301
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16949421482
Tacharanite  (*)NoneCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)3616949647
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O269496,69499452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O369491,69499,695014899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)169496114
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2369491,69499,695002562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10569491,69497,69499,69500,695011395



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