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Locality Name:
Parsettens Alp, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 6478
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6478.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Parsettens Alp, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°34'23"N
Longitude: 9°41'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.573055555556,9.6844444444444
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: Al As B Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAmorphousAnalcimeAragoniteArdenniteAxiniteBaryteBrauniteCalcite
ClayCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumboldtineMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group
OxalateQuartzRhodoniteRutileStilpnomelaneTitanite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)Ardennite-(As)  (*)
Arseniopleite  (*)Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)  (*)Baryte  (*)Birnessite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Hematite  (*)Lindbergite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganberzeliite  (*)Manganite  (*)Opal  (*)Parsettensite  (*)Piemontite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Sursassite  (*)
Takanelite  (*)Tilasite  (*)Tinzenite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Ardennite-(As)  (*)ArdenniteMn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6034
Arseniopleite  (*)AlluauditeNaCaMnMn2(AsO4)307
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6010
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Lindbergite  (*)Humboldtine OxalateMn(C2O4)·2H2O012
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3024
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O043
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0260
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O0177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Sursassite  (*)ArdenniteMn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3024
Takanelite  (*)None(Mn2+,Ca)2x(Mn4+)1-xO2·0.7H2O018
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F034
Tinzenite  (*)AxiniteCa2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2024
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433


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