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Locality Name:
Montefondoli (Pfunderer Berg), Chiusa (Klausen), Isarco Valley (Eisack 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: 123517
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123517.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montefondoli (Pfunderer Berg), Chiusa (Klausen), Isarco Valley (Eisack Valley), Bolzano-Alto Adige Autonomous Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°39'14"N
Longitude: 11°32'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.653888888889,11.542777777778
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGypsum
HydrotalciteIlvaiteLepidocrociteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteValleriite
WoodwarditeWurtzite

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cyanotrichite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Glaucocerinite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Langite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valleriite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S26026002793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)26026002734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)26026001588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)26026003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS26026009052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O626026002060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62602600919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)226026005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260260011547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S112602600843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS326026001089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)626026001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO226026005171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26026004979
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O2602600197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260027198
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S52602600344
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32602600802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O26026002970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)22602600179
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2602600366
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)2602600180
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62602600944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26026008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226026009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260260024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)32602600504
Glaucocerinite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)260260020
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26026007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu260260030554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS2602600170
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S62602600113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O26026006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O326026005433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)2602600197
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142602600784
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2602600593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2602600581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260260014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS226026005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260017380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]2602600716
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2602600309
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS326026001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO226026003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2602600292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)26026006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg26026005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260260021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S326026003418
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO26026001101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1326026005317
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]2602600237
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)260260057


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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