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Locality Name:
Goms, Valais, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 130563
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130563.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Goms, Valais, Switzerland": 91
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 63

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Bellwald
Ernen
Fiesch
Furka Pass Area
Grafschaft
Lax
Münster
Niederwald
Obergesteln
Oberwald
Ulrichen

Latitude: 46°29'10"N
Longitude: 8°16'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.486111111111,8.2783333333333

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.

Aeschynite	Amphibole	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Brookite
Calcite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Halotrichite	Heulandite	Lillianite	Malachite	Mica	Milarite	Molybdenite	Monazite
Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Te Th Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Amphibole Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Brookite
Calcite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Halotrichite Heulandite Lillianite Malachite Mica Milarite Molybdenite Monazite
Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Anilite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bavenite ()*	Bazzite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chloritoid ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*
Ferro-tschermakite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Laumontite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Milarite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Phenakite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scolecite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stellerite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Titanite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	115057	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	17	114994,115003,115007,115018,115025,115027,115028,115030,115031,115053,115056,115057,115059,115062,115066,115069,115080	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	115077	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	12	115008,115025,115028,115029,115031,115052,115054,115057,115062,115069,115077,115081	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	115057	1534
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	1	115073	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	6	114994,115023,115044,115054,115057,115071	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	114994,115036	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	115029,115057	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	115000	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	115011,115056	11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	4	115006,115025,115063,115065	255
Bazzite ()*	Beryl	Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O	2	115024,115057	51
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	115022	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	115000	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	115054	843
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	5	115018,115028,115052,115062,115069	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	21	114994,114997,114998,115003,115006,115013,115015,115018,115028,115032,115037,115040,115044,115051,115054,115056,115057,115062,115069,115073,115080	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	3	115013,115022,115029	4979
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	4	114997,115002,115003,115052	376
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	115075	1025
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1	115073	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	6	114994,114996,114997,114998,115059,115061	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	7	115003,115006,115032,115040,115045,115057,115069	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	1	115013	138
Ferro-tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	115074	27
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	6	115006,115025,115027,115057,115062,115069	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	115057	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	7	115013,115024,115037,115043,115047,115060,115078	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1	114994	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	114994,115006,115013,115023,115029,115038	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	114999,115003	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	17	114994,114995,115004,115006,115014,115018,115024,115028,115037,115038,115040,115041,115042,115043,115045,115047,115049	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	1	115013	246
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	1	115022	66
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	115031,115059,115069	5433
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	1	115057	99
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	4	115013,115047,115057,115069	1271
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	115038	265
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	4	114996,114997,115059,115061	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	115069	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	115000	12537
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	6	115006,115014,115025,115026,115043,115056	156
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	115013,115057	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	115016	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	3	115057,115059,115069	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	12	114996,114997,114999,115018,115030,115035,115053,115057,115059,115069,115070,115073	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	115057	767
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	6	115006,115021,115025,115029,115045,115067	326
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	115000	265
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	115069	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	15	114994,114996,115006,115013,115029,115044,115051,115056,115057,115059,115069,115070,115073,115081,115082	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	115054,115057	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	48	114994,114995,114997,115000,115006,115007,115008,115009,115011,115013,115014,115018,115022,115023,115024,115025,115027,115028,115029,115030,115031,115032,115037,115038,115043,115044,115045,115047,115049,115050,115051,115053,115054,115056,115057,115059,115060,115062,115063,115064,115070,115073,115075,115076,115078,115079,115080,115081	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	16	114997,114999,115025,115028,115044,115052,115054,115056,115057,115059,115064,115069,115073,115075,115076,115080	5614
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	2	115007,115013	390
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	115029	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	12	114994,114996,115003,115018,115030,115044,115052,115053,115057,115059,115062,115071	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	115000	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	115006	21482
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	115013	189
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	3	115008,115057,115069	232
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	115059,115061	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1	115023	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	115000	1803
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	9	115003,115006,115025,115028,115030,115032,115056,115057,115069	4899
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	3	115013,115022,115038	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	3	114994,115047,115069	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	115057,115069	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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