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Locality Name:
Bletterbach Gorge, Redagno (Radein), Aldino (Aldein), Adige Valley (Etsch 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: 156943
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156943.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bletterbach Gorge, Redagno (Radein), Aldino (Aldein), Adige Valley (Etsch Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°21'56"N
Longitude: 11°24'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.365555555556,11.403333333333
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: As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBaryteCalciteCovelliteGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)26026001588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)226026005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260260011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)26026001252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S26026005707
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26026004165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226026009895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260260024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O26026006890
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)26026001487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl26026001107
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260260021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1326026001803


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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