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Locality Name:
Splügen, Rheinwald, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 188929
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188929.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Splügen, Rheinwald, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Schwarzhörner
Seehorn
Splügen Pass
Tanatz Alp

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Sb Si Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteArthuriteAxiniteBrauniteCalciteClayCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGarnetKaoliniteLindackeriteMonaziteNoneOlivinePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartz
RhodoniteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStilpnomelaneWagnerite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Braunite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Coralloite  (*)Dickite  (*)Ferri-ghoseite  (*)
Ferri-winchite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalcioroméite  (*)Franklinphilite  (*)Galaxite  (*)
Gasparite-(Ce)  (*)Geigerite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)
Manganberzeliite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Palenzonaite  (*)Parsettensite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Sarkinite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tinzenite  (*)Tiragalloite  (*)
Wallkilldellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611138741022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2113871,1138728803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211138743092
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)22113871,113872260
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)1113874483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111387427770
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2211387457
Coralloite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O11138744
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41113873651
Ferri-ghoseite  (*)Amphibole   (NaMn2+)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2111387414
Ferri-winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2111387416
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11138742740
Fluorcalcioroméite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na)2Sb5+2O6F11138748
Franklinphilite  (*)Stilpnomelane(K,Na)4(Mn2+,Mg,Zn)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216·6H2O11138743
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O4111387443
Gasparite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(AsO4)111387423
Geigerite  (*)LindackeriteMn2+5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·10H2O11138747
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O41113874350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61113874741
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)21113874234
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3111387424
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1113874186
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1113874471
Palenzonaite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(VO4)311138749
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O111387443
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1113874260
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31113874244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23113871,113872,11387361156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11138741711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1113874969
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)111387430
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)311138741214
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)1113874240
Tinzenite  (*)AxiniteCa2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2111387424
Tiragalloite  (*)NoneMn2+4As5+Si3O12(OH)111387415
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O111387420


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