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Locality Name:
Reckingen, Grafschaft, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 130571
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130571.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Reckingen, Grafschaft, Goms, Valais, Switzerland": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bächi Valley (Reckingen Valley)
Blinnen Valley
Reckinger Löuwine

Latitude: 46°28'11"N
Longitude: 8°14'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.469722222222,8.2425

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 Be C Ca F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteCalciteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteMilariteNonePhenakitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Milarite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211150443092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3115037,115040,11504427770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2115040,1150458173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22115037,1150439617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111503824243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O37115037,115038,115040,115041,115042,115043,11504514640
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21115038265
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O1115043156
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1115045326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111504439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25115037,115038,115043,115044,11504561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211150445614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11150446417
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411150381655



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