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Locality Name:
Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 520
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 102703
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102703.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Acquaresi Mine
Campo Pisano Mine
Canal Grande (Canalgrande)
Canal Grande Mine (Domestica Mine)
Genna Ruxitta (Rosita) Mine
Malacalzetta Mine
Marganai Mine
Masua
Monte Agruxiau
Monteponi Mine
Nebida
Palmavexi Mine
Punta Della Torre
San Benedetto Mine
Seddas Moddizzis Mine

Latitude: 39°20'1"N
Longitude: 8°28'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.333611111111,8.4827777777778
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe Ge H Hg Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalcite
CaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDundasiteEpsomite
FluoriteGermaniteGypsumHexahydriteJalpaiteKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MilleriteMiniumNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteWurtzite

81 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Balkanite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bianchite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Breithauptite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gaspéite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Imiterite  (*)
Jalpaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Litharge  (*)Luanheite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)
Monteponite  (*)Opal  (*)Pearceite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Renierite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Seligmannite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S5202701713302793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)5202701171314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71324,71326,71327,71329,71330,713312734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22702701713273092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)520270971314,71316,71317,71322,71323,71324,71327,71329,713303250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs520270171330379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2702701713229052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6270270171324919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2520270771312,71313,71314,71318,71322,71323,713305509
Balkanite  (*)NoneAg5Cu9HgS82702701713309
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5202701071314,71318,71323,71324,71326,71327,71329,71330,71331,7133211547
Bianchite  (*)HexahydriteZn(SO4)·6H2O520270271314,7132940
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7270270271314,71331450
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35202701713301935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4270270271312,713135516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS35202701713301089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb270270171331175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6270270271318,713191633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5202701471312,71313,71314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71323,71324,71326,71327,71330,71331,7133227770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6520270271319,71330359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)5202701471313,71314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71323,71324,71326,71327,71329,71330,71331,713324979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O270270171314925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2520270771314,71318,71319,71323,71330,71331,7133227198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS270270471314,71324,71330,713312600
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5202701713304165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O520270371318,71319,713302970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25202701271314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71323,71324,71326,71327,71330,71331,713329895
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O520270471329,71330,71331,7133297
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O270270171314484
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2270270271318,713279617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5202701571312,71313,71314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71323,71324,71326,71327,71329,71330,71331,7133224243
Gaspéite  (*)CalciteNi(CO3)270270271324,7133122
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3520270171329504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)270270871314,71318,71319,71322,71324,71326,71327,713317437
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O270270171314188
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS270270371314,71322,71331717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O520270771314,71318,71319,71326,71330,71331,713326890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3270270271314,7132314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O5202701571312,71313,71314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71323,71324,71326,71327,71329,71330,71331,713321689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6520270971313,71318,71319,71322,71324,71326,71327,71330,713311066
Imiterite  (*)NoneAg2HgS227027017133017
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2520270171330116
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45202701713295591
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)270270271319,7132497
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2520270571318,71319,71324,71330,71331265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2520270271319,71330987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO270270171319139
Luanheite  (*)NoneAg3Hg27027017133017
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2520270771312,71313,71314,71318,71319,71323,7133012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2270270371314,71331,713325674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O270270371314,71315,71324915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg270270271324,71330397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS270270171330255
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2702701713311066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2702701713181107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4270270471318,71319,71324,71332247
Monteponite  (*)NoneCdO2702701713245
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5202701713292994
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]520270171330249
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2520270471324,71327,71330,71331142
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO2520270271329,71330158
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]520270171330716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS35202701713301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25202701271312,71313,71314,71317,71318,71322,71323,71324,71326,71330,71331,7133239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl520270371318,71324,713301725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82702701713319056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25202701171314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71326,71327,71329,71330,71331,7133261156
Renierite  (*)Sphalerite Germanite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S1652027017133037
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10270270171331312
Seligmannite  (*)BournoniteCuPbAsS352027017133064
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2702701713246417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O27027017132484
Silver  (*)CopperAg520270471319,71327,71330,713315186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)5202701571312,71313,71314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71323,71324,71326,71327,71329,71330,71331,713322473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5202701571312,71313,71314,71317,71318,71319,71322,71323,71324,71326,71327,71329,71330,71331,7133221482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4520270171330586
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS520270171330332
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS270270571318,71319,71322,71324,713312045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)227027017131999
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22702701713173337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13520270371318,71319,713305317
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO270270371322,71324,7133198


2 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
Hg-00071270270   high    BalkaniteHg20899San Giovanni Mine, Punta Della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Boni et al. (2000)10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00131-1SG131_181 
Hg-00072520465       BalkaniteHg20899San Giovanni Mine, Punta Della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Caron et al. (1997) EJM9_1005 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050640Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R050640

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