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Silius, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italyi
Regional Level Types
SiliusMunicipality
South Sardinia ProvinceProvince
SardiniaAutonomous Region
Italy- not defined -

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\'Genna Tres Montis\' in May 2005 (active mine)

Silius, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Monument to the miners of Silius.

Silius, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Silius1,257 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
7014
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7014:3
GUID (UUID V4):
e0abe346-d817-4e26-981f-8420339e5e2c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cagliari Province (1859-2016)
Other Languages:
French:
Silius, Province de la Sardaigne du Sud, Sardaigne, Italie
German:
Silius, Provinz Sud Sardegna, Sardinien, Italien
Italian:
Silius, Provincia del Sud Sardegna, Sardegna, Italia
Russian:
Сильюс, Провинция Южная Сардиния, Сардиния, Италия
Sardinian:
Silius, Provìntzia de su Sud Sardigna (Provincia de su Sud Sardigna), Sardigna (Sardìnnia), Itàlia
Simplified Chinese:
西柳斯, 撒丁岛, 意大利
Spanish:
Silius, Provincia de Cerdeña del Sur, Cerdeña, Italia
Albanian:
Silius, Provinca e Sud Sardenjas, Sardenja, Italia
Arabic:
سيليوس, سردينيا, إيطاليا
Aragonese:
Silius, Cerdenya, Italia
Armenian:
Սիլիուս, Սարդինիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Silius, Sardinia, Italia
Belarusian:
Сільюс, Сардзінія, Італія
Bulgarian:
Силиус, Южна Сардиния, Сардиния, Италия
Catalan:
Silius, província de Sardenya del Sud, Sardenya, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Silius, Cerdeña, Italya
Croatian:
Silius, Sud Sardegna , Sardinija, Italija
Czech:
Silius, Provincie Sud Sardegna, Sardinie, Itálie
Danish:
Silius, Sud Sardegna, Sardinien, Italien
Dutch:
Silius, Zuid-Sardinië, Sardinië, Italië
Esperanto:
Silius, Provinco Sud-Sardio, Sardio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
سیلیوس, استان ساردینیا جنوبی, ساردنی, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Silius, Etelä-Sardinian maakunta, Sardinia, Italia
Hungarian:
Silius, Szardínia, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Silius, Provinsi Sardinia Selatan, Sardinia, Italia
Japanese:
シリーウス, 南サルデーニャ県, サルデーニャ, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сильюс, Сардиния, Италия
Latin:
Silium, Provincia Sardiniae Australis, Sardinia (Ichnusa), Italia
Lombard:
Silius, Sardegna, Italia
Malay:
Silius, Wilayah Selatan Sardinia, Sardinia, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Silius, Sardegna, Italia
Neapolitan:
Silius, Zardegna, Italia
Norwegian:
Silius, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Silius, Provinsen Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italia
Piedmontese:
Silius, Sardëgna, Italia
Polish:
Silius, Prowincja Sud Sardegna, Sardynia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Silius, Sardenha do Sul, Sardenha, Itália
Romanian:
Silius, Sardinia de Sud, Sardinia, Italia
Serbian:
Silius, Сардинија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Silius, Južna Sardinija, Sardinija, Italija
Sicilian:
Silius, Sardigna, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
سیلیوس, گونئی ساردینیا اوستانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Silius, Sydsardinien , Sardinien, Italien
Tagalog:
Silius, Sardinia, Italya
Tarantino:
Silius, Sardegna, Itaglie
Turkish:
Silius, Güney Sardinya ili, Sardinya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Сільюс, Сардинія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Silius, Sardiniya, Italiya
Venetian:
Silius, Provincia de Sud Sardegna, Sardegna, Itałia
Volapük:
Silius, Litaliyän
Waray:
Silius, Sardinya, Italya


Fluorite vein system (with Pb-Zn sulphides) which comprises the following occurrences (shafts):
- Genna Tres Montis
- Pozzo Centrale
- Muscadroxiu
- Acqua Frida

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ce Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences55
Youngest Fossil Listed13.8 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed426 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pseudooneotodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Strachanognathidae : Pseudooneotodus425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Pseudooneotodus bicornis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Strachanognathidae : Pseudooneotodus : Pseudooneotodus bicornis425.6 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Pseudooneotodus beckmanni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Strachanognathidae : Pseudooneotodus : Pseudooneotodus beckmanni425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silius
Wikidata ID:Q285139
GeoNames ID:6539308

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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