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Südtirol Autonomous Region
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Buffaure-Collac Group	Massif
Trento Province	Autonomous Province
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Drio le Pale, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Drio le Pale, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Drio le Pale, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Contrin Valley, Canazei, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Drio le Pale, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Drio le Pale, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Gruppo del Buffaure, Val di Fassa, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia

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ⓘ Basalt

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Gasser, G. (1913) Die Mineralien Tirols einschliesslich Vorarlbergs und der Hohen Tauern [The minerals of Tyrol including Vorarlberg and the Hohe Tauern]. Wagner'schen K. K. Universitäts-Buchhandlung. p.1-548.

Wachtler, M. [with contributions of Arzuffi, L., Avanzini, M., Maiello, F., and Mair, V.] (2004) Dolomiten. Wunderwelt aus Kristall. Athesia Touristik-Verlag, Ferrari - Auer Druck, & Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Athesiadruck, Bozen, 208 pp.

Wachtler, M. [with contributions of Arzuffi, L., Avanzini, M., Maiello, F., and Mair, V.] (2004) Dolomiti. Tesori di cristallo. Casa Editrice Athesia Touristik, Tipografia Ferrari - Auer, & Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Athesiadruck, Bolzano, 208 pp.

Stolcis, T., Rizzi, T., and Galli, E. (2006) Nota breve – Short note. L’armotomo e la cabasite di Do’ le Pale, Val di Fassa (Trento, Italia). Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, Acta Geologica, 81, 41-46

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Celadonite

Formula: K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Localities:

Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Sas de Ròces, San Nicolò Valley, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ Chabazite-Ca (TL)

Formula: (Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O

Localities:

Col de Lares, San Nicolò Valley, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Type Locality: Col de Lares, San Nicolò Valley, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Buckley, H. A., Bevan, J. C., Brown, K. M., Johnson, L. R., Farmer, V. C. (1978) Glauconite and celadonite: two separate mineral species. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (323) 373-382 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.323.08

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

Localities:

Ciaplaia (Ciapiaa), Campitello di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Grepa creek (Grepa valley), Fontanazzo, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Description: Reported as clinoptilolite by Gramaccioli (1975 and 1978) and Ferretti et al. (2013). According to analytical data of Simone Citon, the mineral is ascribable to clinoptilolite-Ca.

References:

Gramaccioli, C. M. (1975) Minerali Alpini e Prealpini Vol. 1 and 2. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas S.p.A. 472pp.

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1978) Die Mineralien der Alpen. 2 volumes, Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 560 pp. (in German)

Ferretti, P., Campostrini, I., and Demartin, F. (2013) Elenco ragionato delle specie mineralogiche della provincia di Trento. Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, 93, 221-281.

ⓘ Datolite

Formula: CaB(SiO₄)(OH)

Localities:

Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Buffaure-Collac Group, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Ferretti, P., Cavada, G., and Dallabona, S. (2013) Fluorite in Val di Fassa, Trentino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 37, 3, (3-2013), 166-174.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Localities:

Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Contrin Valley, Canazei, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ Harmotome

Formula: Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Gottardi, Glauco, Galli, Ermanno (1985) Natural Zeolites - Minerals and Rocks No. 18. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 411 pp. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-46518-5

Ferretti, P., Cavada, G., and Dallabona, S. (2013) Fluorite in Val di Fassa, Trentino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 37, 3, (3-2013), 166-174.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Ferretti, P., Cavada, G., and Dallabona, S. (2013) Fluorite in Val di Fassa, Trentino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 37, 3, (3-2013), 166-174.

ⓘ Heulandite-Ca

Formula: (Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Description: M.E. Ciriotti, 2006, probed. In literature prior to 2006 the mineral is reported as heulandite.

References:

De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.

Gramaccioli, C. M. (1975) Minerali Alpini e Prealpini Vol. 1 and 2. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas S.p.A. 472pp.

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1978) Die Mineralien der Alpen. 2 volumes, Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 560 pp. (in German)

Exel, Reinhard (1980) Die Mineralien Tirols Vol. 1 - Südtirol und Trentino. Athesia.

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

Ferretti, P., Campostrini, I., and Demartin, F. (2013) Elenco ragionato delle specie mineralogiche della provincia di Trento. Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, 93, 221-281.

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Ciaplaia (Ciapiaa), Campitello di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

ⓘ Mesolite

Formula: Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O

Locality: Le Masonade (Majonade), San Nicolò Valley, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Guastoni A. Carbonin S. Nimis P. Zorzi F. (2007): Mesolite Pectolite Thomsonite, studio sui campionidella coll. Gasser. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/2006, 186-189.

ⓘ Mordenite

Formula: (Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities:

Ciaplaia (Ciapiaa), Campitello di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Grepa creek (Grepa valley), Fontanazzo, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pectolite

Formula: NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)

Localities:

Le Masonade (Majonade), San Nicolò Valley, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Sot i Sass (Sotto i Sassi), San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Description: May need re-analysis (specimen from ca. 1840).

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Contrin Valley, Canazei, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Ferretti, P., Cavada, G., and Dallabona, S. (2013) Fluorite in Val di Fassa, Trentino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 37, 3, (3-2013), 166-174.

ⓘ Quartz var. Prase

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.

ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.

Exel, Reinhard (1980) Die Mineralien Tirols Vol. 1 - Südtirol und Trentino. Athesia.

Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.

Ferretti, P., Cavada, G., and Dallabona, S. (2013) Fluorite in Val di Fassa, Trentino. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 37, 3, (3-2013), 166-174.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Contrin Valley, Canazei, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

reprint, 1968, as Quaderno n. 3, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano, 40 pages

Braccio, A. (1951) I minerali della Val di Fassa. Dove si trovano e come si presentano. Natura: 42(1-2): 3-48

Gramaccioli, C. M. (1975) Minerali Alpini e Prealpini Vol. 1 and 2. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas S.p.A. 472pp.

Gramaccioli, C.M. (1978) Die Mineralien der Alpen. 2 volumes, Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 560 pp. (in German)

ⓘ Scolecite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O

Localities:

Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Sot i Sass (Sotto i Sassi), San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Localities:

Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Grepa creek (Grepa valley), Fontanazzo, Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Locality: Drio le Pale (Do' le Pale; Do' le Pele), Mazzin, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

References:

Gallery:

(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂Oⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Heulandite Subgroup

Col de Valvacin Mountain, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Heulandite Subgroup

Pozza di Fassa, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Heulandite Subgroup

Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Heulandite Subgroup

Col de Valvacin Mountain, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Heulandite Subgroup

Pozza di Fassa, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Heulandite Subgroup

Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Heulandite Subgroup

Col de Valvacin Mountain, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Heulandite Subgroup

Pozza di Fassa, San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Amethyst	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Rock Crystal	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Milky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Prase	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Carnelian	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Datolite	9.AJ.20	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Pectolite	9.DG.05	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Celadonite	9.EC.15	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
ⓘ	Mesolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Natrolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Scolecite	9.GA.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Laumontite	9.GB.10	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Harmotome	9.GC.10	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
ⓘ	Chabazite-Ca (TL)	9.GD.10	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
ⓘ	Mordenite	9.GD.35	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
ⓘ	Clinoptilolite-Ca	9.GE.05	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	Heulandite-Ca	9.GE.05	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apophyllite Group'	-	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Heulandite Subgroup'	-	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Phillipsite Subgroup'	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Thomsonite Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
H	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
O	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Prase	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian	SiO₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Na	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Na	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Na	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Al	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Si	ⓘ Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Prase	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O
Si	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
K	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
K	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
K	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Chabazite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₂Si₄O₁₂]₂ · 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂ · 20H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

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Localities in this Region

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Trento Province
  - Campitello di Fassa
    - Ciaplaia (Ciapiaa)
  - Canazei
    - ⭔Contrin Valley
    - Crepa Nigra-Ciampac
  - Mazzin
  - San Giovanni di Fassa
    - Col de Valvacin Mountain
    - Mt. Giumellino-Buffaure

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Trento Province
  - San Giovanni di Fassa

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Italy

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- Trento Province
  - Fassa ValleyValley

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References

www.uibk.ac.at (n.d.) http://www.uibk.ac.at/downloads/oegg/GG_005_20_86.pdf

Penck, W. (1912) Die Melaphyrausbrüche von Buffaure. Mitteilungen der Geologischen Gesellschaft in Wien: 5: 20-86.

Boselli, F., Boselli, L., Ferretti, P. & Demartin, F. (2013). Datolite. Nuovo ritrovamento sul Buffaure (Val di Fassa, Trentino). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2/2013, 108-115.

www.shutterstock.com (n.d.) https://www.shutterstock.com/search/buffaure+group?page=1

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