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Contrada Cortiana, Valli del Pasubio, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 11° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
13716
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13716:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Contrada Cortiana, Valli del Pasubio, Provincia di Vicenza (Vicentino), Veneto, Italia


Old sandstone quarry, located ca. 100 m east of Contrada Cortiana, which exploited the red sandstone named "Arenaria di Val Gardena" (Upper Permian, ca. 250 Ma) to produce grindstones. The best material was extracted from underground workings.

Pit-coal fragments and veinlets in upper sandstone levels sometimes are joined with Cu sulphides (mostly Fe-, Ni- and Co-rich chalcocite and Zn-rich tennantite) with numerous secondary arsenates, carbonates, sulphates; in the past radiometric prospecting confirmed the presence of traces of U and Th oxides.

Furthermore, rutile, zircon, and a tourmaline member, halfaway between uvite and schorl in composition, occur as sandstone accessory minerals.

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Mineral List


42 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arthurite ?
Formula: CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Fe-, Ni-, and Co-rich variety.
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Chenevixite
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Johannite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
Metazeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Middlebackite
Formula: Cu2C2O4(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Parnauite
Formula: Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Richelsdorfite
Formula: Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Strashimirite
Formula: Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Tangdanite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Description: Zn-rich variety.
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Description: Tourmaline member halfaway between uvite and schorl in composition.
Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
'Woodwardite Group'
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Johannite7.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Strashimirite8.DC.12Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Arthurite ?8.DC.15CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Chenevixite8.DD.05Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Parnauite8.DF.35Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Richelsdorfite8.DK.Ca2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Tangdanite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
Zeunerite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Metazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
Middlebackite10.AB.50Cu2C2O4(OH)2
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Woodwardite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
H TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
H ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
H TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
H MiddlebackiteCu2C2O4(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
C MiddlebackiteCu2C2O4(OH)2
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O AnataseTiO2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrookiteTiO2
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
O MiddlebackiteCu2C2O4(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
ClChlorine
Cl RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Ca SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Ca TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Fe ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cu ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
Cu MiddlebackiteCu2C2O4(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
As ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
As TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SbAntimony
Sb RichelsdorfiteCa2Cu5Sb(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
UUranium
U JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
U MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
U ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O

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