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Südtirol Autonomous Region
Italy Country

Regional Level Types
Vallarsa	Commune
Trento Province	Autonomous Province
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol	Autonomous Region
Italy	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Recoaro Terme, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Valli del Pasubio, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Ala, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Vallarsa	1,393 (2012)
Raossi	167 (2014)
Anghebeni	122 (2014)
Albaredo	112 (2014)
Zendri	101 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

288872

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:288872:2

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

Vallarsa, Province autonome de Trente (Trentino), Trentin-Haut-Adige, Italie

German:

Vallarsa, Autonome Provinz Trient (Trentino), Trentino-Südtirol, Italien

Italian:

Vallarsa, Provincia Autonoma di Trento (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia

Russian:

Валларса, Автономная провинция Тренто (Трентино), Трентино - Альто-Адидже, Италия

Simplified Chinese:

瓦拉尔萨, 特倫托自治省, 特伦蒂诺-上阿迪杰大区, 意大利

Spanish:

Vallarsa, Provincia autónoma de Trento (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adigio (Trentino-Tirol del Sur), Italia

Armenian:

Վալարսա, Տրենտո, Տրենտինո Ալտո Ադիջե, Իտալիա

Basque:

Vallarsa, Trentoko probintzia autonomoa, Trentino-Adige Garaia, Italia

Belarusian:

Валарса, правінцыя Трэнта, Трэнціна-Альта-Адыджэ, Італія

Bulgarian:

Валарса, Тренто, Трентино-Южен Тирол, Италия

Catalan:

Vallarsa, Província de Trento, Trentino - Alto Adige, Itàlia

Cebuano:

Vallarsa, Provincia di Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italya

Dutch:

Vallarsa, Trente, Trento-Zuid-Tirol, Italië

Esperanto:

Vallarsa, Provinco Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italio

Estonian:

Vallarsa, Trento provints, Trentino-Alto Adige, Itaalia

Farsi/Persian:

والارسا, ترنتینو, ترنتینو التو آدیجه, ایتالیا

Hungarian:

Vallarsa, Trento autonóm megye, Trentino-Alto Adige, Olaszország

Indonesian:

Vallarsa, Provinsi Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia

Japanese:

ヴァッラルサ, トレント自治県, トレンティーノ＝アルト・アディジェ州, イタリア

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Валларса, Трентино — Альто-Адидже, Италия

Latin:

Vallis Arsia, Provincia Tridentina, Tridentinum-Athesia Superior (Tridentinum-Tirolis Meridionalis; Tridentinum et Tirolis Athesina), Italia

Lombard:

Valarsa, Pruvincia autonuma de Trent, Trentin-Süd Tirol, Italia

Malay:

Vallarsa, Wilayah Autonomi Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Itali

Neapolitan:

Vallarsa, Pruvincia autonoma 'e Trento, Trentino-Avere Arece, Italia

Piedmontese:

Vallarsa, Provincia ëd Trent, Trentin-Sud Tiròl, Italia

Polish:

Vallarsa, Prowincja Autonomiczna Trydentu, Trydent-Górna Adyga, Włochy

Portuguese:

Vallarsa, Trento, Trentino-Alto Ádige, Itália

Romanian:

Vallarsa, Provincia Autonomă Trento, Trentino-Tirolul de Sud, Italia

Serbian:

Валарса, Тренто, Трентино-Јужни Тирол, Италија

Serbo-Croatian:

Vallarsa, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italija

Sicilian:

Vallarsa, Pruvincia di Trentu, Trintinu-Autu Àdiggi, Italia

South Azerbaijani:

والارسا, ترنتینو آلتو آدیجه, ایتالیا

Tagalog:

Vallarsa, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italya

Tarantino:

Vallarsa, Provinge autonome de Trende, Trendine-Ìrte Adige, Itaglie

Ukrainian:

Валларса, Тренто, Трентіно-Альто-Адідже, Італія

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Vallarsa, Italiya

Venetian:

Vałarsa, Provincia autonoma de Trento (Trentino), Trentin-Sud Tirol (Trentin-Alto Àdexe), Itałia

Vietnamese:

Vallarsa, Trentino, Trentino-Nam Tirol, Ý

Volapük:

Vallarsa, Litaliyän

Waray:

Vallarsa, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italya

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

References:

(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.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

References:

Perna G. (2000): I giacimenti minerari del Trentino. Natura Alpina, 51, 35-48.

ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

Locality: Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

References:

(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.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

References:

(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.

Ferretti P. (2011): Storia e geologia della "miniera d'oro" di Val Gerlano presso Speccheri (Vallarsa, Trentino-Alto Adige). Studi Trent. Sci. Nat., 88, 191-202.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

References:

(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.

Ferretti P. (2011): Storia e geologia della "miniera d'oro" di Val Gerlano presso Speccheri (Vallarsa, Trentino-Alto Adige). Studi Trent. Sci. Nat., 88, 191-202.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

References:

Ferretti P. (2011): Storia e geologia della "miniera d'oro" di Val Gerlano presso Speccheri (Vallarsa, Trentino-Alto Adige). Studi Trent. Sci. Nat., 88, 191-202.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine), Speccheri, Vallarsa, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

References:

(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.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Manganese Oxides'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

There are 68 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)

Oldest Fossil Listed

247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Rosso Ammonitico	15	145 - 140.2 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Calcari Oolitici di S. Vigilio	45	174.1 - 170.3 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Calcari Oolitici di San Vigilio	1	175.6 - 171.6 Ma (Jurassic)
Calcari Grigi - Monte Zugna - Middle Peritidal	3	201.3 - 189.6 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Calcare di Recoaro	4	247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Latomeandra genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : *Latomeandra*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Pleurotomaria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Microdomatidae : *Pleurotomaria*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Bositra genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : *Bositra*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Globirhynchia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : *Globirhynchia*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Gnathorhynchia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Norellidae : *Gnathorhynchia*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Kallirhynchia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : *Kallirhynchia*	182.7 - 170.3 Ma Jurassic
Rhynchonellina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Dimerellidae : *Rhynchonellina*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Septocrurella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Erymnariidae : *Septocrurella*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Squamirhynchia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : *Squamirhynchia*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Stolmorhynchia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : *Stolmorhynchia*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Striirhynchia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : *Striirhynchia*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Terebratula genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : *Terebratula*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Zeilleria genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : *Zeilleria*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Nothosaurus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : *Nothosaurus*	247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Theropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda	201.3 - 196.5 Ma Early Jurassic
Vulcanodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Vulcanodontidae	201.3 - 196.5 Ma Early Jurassic
Isastrea genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : *Isastrea*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Pentacrinus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Pentacrinitidae : *Pentacrinus*	182.7 - 170.3 Ma Jurassic
Parabrontopodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : *Parabrontopodus*	201.3 - 196.5 Ma Early Jurassic
Placodus gigas species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontidae : Placodus : *Placodus gigas*	247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Eosauropterygia order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia	247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Terebratula (Waldheimia) subgenus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula : *Terebratula (Waldheimia)*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Pachypleurosauria suborder	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Pachypleurosauria	247.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Calcirhynchia plicatissima species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : Calcirhynchia : *Calcirhynchia plicatissima*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Monsardithyris ventricosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lissajousithyrididae : Monsardithyris : *Monsardithyris ventricosa*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Globirhynchia subobsoleta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Globirhynchia : *Globirhynchia subobsoleta*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Mondegia atla species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Mondegia : *Mondegia atla*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Linguithyris nepos species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Nucleatidae : Linguithyris : *Linguithyris nepos*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Prionorhynchia rubrisaxensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Prionorhynchiidae : Prionorhynchia : *Prionorhynchia rubrisaxensis*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Cryptorhynchia cymatophora species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Erymnariidae : Cryptorhynchia : *Cryptorhynchia cymatophora*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Rudirhynchia rudis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Rudirhynchia : *Rudirhynchia rudis*	182.7 - 174.1 Ma Jurassic
Septocrurella defluxa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Erymnariidae : Septocrurella : *Septocrurella defluxa*	170.3 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Rhynchonella fascilla species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonella : *Rhynchonella fascilla*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Terebratula salvatoris species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula : *Terebratula salvatoris*	174.1 - 170.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Terebratula seccoi species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula : *Terebratula seccoi*	174.1 - 168.3 Ma Middle Jurassic
Abbasites gardincola species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hammatoceratidae : Abbasites : *Abbasites gardincola*	175.6 - 171.6 Ma Jurassic

Fossil Localities

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Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Trento Province
  - Vallarsa
    - Jurassic🐚 Chiusa di Camposilvano
    - Early Jurassic🐚 Lavini di Marco
    - Triassic🐚 Leno Torrent

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallarsa
Wikidata ID:	Q327644
GeoNames ID:	6542644

Localities in this Region

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Trento Province
  - Vallarsa
    - Speccheri
      - Val Gerlano Mine (Speccheri Mine)

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