Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Les Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 108726
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-108726.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Les Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite
Chalcoalumite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite
Devilline	Diaspore	Epsomite	Feldspar	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite
Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite
Chalcoalumite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite
Devilline Diaspore Epsomite Feldspar Gypsum Halotrichite Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Linarite
Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Vivianite Wurtzite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Anatase ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Camérolaite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cualstibite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*
Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fraipontite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Langite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoserpierite ()*
Osarizawaite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Sabelliite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Serpierite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Winchite ()*
Wroewolfeite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zincalstibite ()*	Zincrosasite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	470
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	50
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	359
Camérolaite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₆Al₃(OH)₁₈(H₂O)₂[Sb(OH)₆](SO₄)	15
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4979
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	91
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cualstibite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Cu₂Al(OH)₆[Sb(OH)₆]	6
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	366
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	814
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O	66
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2740
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1689
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	144
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	341
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1066
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	987
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Orthoserpierite ()*	None	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	40
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	64
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	265
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	454
Sabelliite ()*	None	Cu₂Zn(AsO₄)(OH)₃	6
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1153
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	292
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	456
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	652
Winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	51
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1655
Zincalstibite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Zn₂Al(OH)₆[Sb(OH)₆]	6
Zincrosasite ()*	Malachite	(Zn,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	28

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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