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Locality Name:
Brunegg Pass, Turtmann Valley, Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 41161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41161.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Brunegg Pass, Turtmann Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°7'54"N
Longitude: 7°44'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.131666666667,7.7380555555556
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 C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayDiasporeFluoriteKaolinite
MalachiteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophylliteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelStauroliteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cookeite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zincostaurolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)203092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)20376
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)80181
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)0481
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6073
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)20168
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)20771
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)0939
Zincostaurolite  (*)StauroliteZn2Al9Si4O23(OH)06
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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