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Locality Name:
Ofenhorn, Albrunhorn - Turbhorn Area, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 156291
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156291.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ofenhorn, Albrunhorn - Turbhorn Area, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Dolomite Outcrops
Gneiss Outcrops

Latitude: 46°23'11"N
Longitude: 8°19'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.386388888889,8.3183333333333
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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAragoniteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumEnargiteFeldspar
FluoriteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
StauroliteTitaniteTourmalineWurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enargite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goyazite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2114848,1148498803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211148492162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11148483250
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO21114849700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111484827770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111484827198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211148489895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1114848648
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41114848910
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211148489617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111484824243
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61114848173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111484914640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411148481507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11148491271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111484812537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111484817380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211148482273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111484839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22114848,11484961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22114848,1148495614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111484821482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11148494899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211148482562


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