Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 59279
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-59279.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Casnigo
Gromo
Nembro
Parre
Ponte Nossa
Premolo
Riso Valley
Selvino
Valbondione
Valgoglio
Vertova

Latitude: 45°55'3"N
Longitude: 9°52'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.9175,9.8811111111111

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Crichtonite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Schoepite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite
Zippeite	Zircon

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 Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Crichtonite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite None Not in a structural group Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Schoepite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Wurtzite
Zippeite Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Curite ()*	Dessauite-(Y) ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Meneghinite ()*	Metalodèvite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Pearceite ()*
Plattnerite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Sabugalite ()*	Schoepite ()*	Schorl ()*
Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Strontianite ()*
Studtite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Vandendriesscheite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zinczippeite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	237	201	1	69800	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	69796,69798	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	237	201	1	69800	2734
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	2000	100	2	69787,69807	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2000	100	1	69807	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	237	201	4	69793,69797,69800,69801	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	2000	100	2	69787,69807	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2000	100	4	69787,69800,69801,69807	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	237	201	4	69787,69797,69800,69802	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	237	201	2	69800,69801	450
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	2000	100	3	69800,69801,69807	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2000	100	1	69807	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2000	100	6	69790,69793,69797,69800,69801,69807	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	237	201	1	69800	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	237	201	2	69800,69801	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	69787	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2000	100	1	69807	27198
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O	2000	100	1	69807	51
Dessauite-(Y) ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Y,U,Mn)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈			1	69798	9
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2000	100	3	69790,69802,69807	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	69798	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	69802	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2000	100	5	69793,69797,69800,69801,69807	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	69798	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	69805,69806	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	69798	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	237	201	3	69793,69800,69801	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2000	100	3	69793,69800,69807	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	69795,69796,69798,69804	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	237	201	3	69793,69800,69801	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	237	201	3	69793,69800,69801	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	69798	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	237	201	4	69795,69800,69801,69804	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2000	100	2	69787,69807	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2000	100	2	69795,69807	5674
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	237	201	1	69800	158
Metalodèvite ()*	None	Zn(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	2000	100	1	69807	7
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	2000	100	2	69787,69807	443
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	237	201	1	69800	1107
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	237	201	2	69800,69801	249
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	237	201	2	69793,69800	158
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	237	201	1	69800	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	237	201	1	69800	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2000	100	5	69785,69798,69800,69804,69807	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	69793	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2000	100	10	69785,69787,69791,69796,69798,69800,69802,69806,69807,69809	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	2000	100	1	69807	712
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O			1	69787	87
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆	2000	100	1	69807	94
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	69805,69806	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2000	100	2	69804,69807	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	237	201	3	69793,69800,69801	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2000	100	5	69793,69797,69800,69801,69807	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	69795	1934
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	237	201	1	69800	589
Studtite ()*	None	(UO₂)(O₂)(H₂O)₂·2H₂O	2000	100	1	69807	25
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2000	100	1	69807	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	69795,69798	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	2000	100	2	69787,69807	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2000	100	2	69787,69807	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	2000	100	1	69807	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	2000	100	1	69807	94
Vandendriesscheite ()*	None	Pb_1.6(UO₂)₁₀O₆(OH)₁₁·11H₂O	2000	100	1	69807	52
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	237	201	1	69801	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	237	201	4	69793,69797,69800,69801	1655
Zinczippeite ()*	Zippeite	Zn(UO₂)₂(SO₄)O₂·3.5H₂O	2000	100	1	69807	6
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	69785	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000856	Uranium mineralization at the Novazza and Val Vedello mines are assocated with the post-Variscan volcanics of the Collio formation.
Giersdorf_00000857	Uranium mineralization at the Novazza and Val Vedello mines are assocated with the post-Variscan volcanics of the Collio formation.
Giersdorf_00000858	Uranium mineralization at the Novazza and Val Vedello mines are assocated with the post-Variscan volcanics of the Collio formation.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID	Age Notes
sedexmvt-00182	237	201	Late Triassic		host rock age	55978	Gorno, Riso Valley, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy	Gorno	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
Giersdorf_00000856	2000	1800	2000-1800	U-Pb		29926	Novazza Mine, Valgoglio, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy	Novazza U Ore Deposit	Philippe et al. (1987)	BM110_283	Age of the basement at the two localities
Giersdorf_00000857	280	280	280	U-Pb		29926	Novazza Mine, Valgoglio, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy	Novazza U Ore Deposit	Philippe et al. (1987)	BM110_283	Age of primary uranium mineralization
Giersdorf_00000858	100	100	100	U-Pb		29926	Novazza Mine, Valgoglio, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy	Novazza U Ore Deposit	Philippe et al. (1987)	BM110_283	Age of uranium remobilization event

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R150074	Selvino, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy	https://rruff.info/R150074

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