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Locality Name:
Martigny, Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 130566
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130566.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Martigny, Valais, Switzerland": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Le Brocard
Mont Chemin

Latitude: 46°5'24"N
Longitude: 7°6'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.09,7.1094444444444
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAeschyniteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragonite
ArsenopyriteAubertiteBaryteBismutiteBranneriteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumCovelliteCrichtonite
CyanotrichiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKaolinite
KieseriteKobelliteLepidocrociteLillianiteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaMiniumMixite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePrehnitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
RömeriteScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibniteStilpnomelaneSulphurTetrahedrite
TitaniteVivianiteVoltaiteWurtziteZircon

133 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Beyerite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Boyleite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cannizzarite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Claraite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cookeite  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dietrichite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Duftite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Giessenite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gunningite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hetaerolite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Römerite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sauconite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Senaite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Theisite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Trona  (*)
Voltaite  (*)Wilcoxite  (*)Woodruffite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zincocopiapite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211151943419
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)63115184,115194,115195141
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O2115184,11519590
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2115184,1151948803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1115184706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23115184,115194,1151952162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311151831534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2115184,1151952734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11151901588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211151943092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4115179,115183,115187,1151949052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63115183,115184,115195919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26115183,115184,115187,115190,115191,1151955509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4115184,115187,115188,11519511547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)1115194255
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)22115184,115195172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)61115195132
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21115195606
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61115184413
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2111518296
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2115183,115184716
Boyleite  (*)StarkeyiteZn(SO4)·4H2O111519323
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O61115195248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62115183,1151841633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO21115194700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6115182,115183,115184,115187,115194,11519527770
Cannizzarite  (*)NonePb8Bi10S23111519441
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2115190,1151954979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)2111519527
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1115193925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24115184,115187,115194,11519527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11151843531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2115180,1151902600
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O2115184,11519540
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)83115187,115194,1151951756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11151941025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1115183966
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)81115187181
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O1115193136
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51115194344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2115184,1151874165
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)21115191179
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41115190651
Dietrichite  (*)HalotrichiteZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O111519315
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211151909895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)2115184,115195220
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3115182,115183,1151948173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1115183814
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)22115182,115194129
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O1115193107
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4115183,115184,115194,1151952740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF24115184,115188,115194,1151959617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7115183,115184,115187,115188,115190,115194,11519524243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S41115183192
Giessenite  (*)Kobellite(Cu,Fe)2Pb26.4(Bi,Sb)19.6S57111519418
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3115184,115187,1151947437
Gold  (*)CopperAu111519530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC11151942812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS2115184,115195717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311151831544
Gunningite  (*)KieseriteZn(SO4)·H2O111519348
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2115189,1151936890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS3115184,115193,11519562
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34115183,115184,115194,11519514640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2115183,1151951689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O42115180,11518373
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O1115193251
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63115183,115184,1151951066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311151945433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64115183,115187,115193,1151952228
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O3115184,115194,11519599
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42115184,1151955591
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2111519546
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2115183,115184593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11151941271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1115195581
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS62115183,115194128
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23115183,115184,115195987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43115183,115184,11519114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26115184,115187,115188,115190,115191,11519512537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1115193915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11151841107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41115184247
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2115193,115194945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23115184,115194,11519517380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1115195471
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1115195492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11151952994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11151842349
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O111518340
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21115195247
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21115195112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211151942273
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O1115184309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211151941898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26115183,115184,115187,115193,115194,11519539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811151949056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29115179,115182,115183,115184,115187,115190,115193,115194,11519561156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11151831711
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O1115193115
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21115184454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O2115193,115194293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22115194,1151955614
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O111518456
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3115184,115194,1151954894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2115179,1151871153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61115184134
Senaite  (*)CrichtonitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38111519528
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O111519384
Silver  (*)CopperAg11151955186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3115183,115184,1151952473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4115184,115193,115194,11519521482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS41115193586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S311151803418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O3115180,115182,115183456
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3115187,115193,1151952045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F4115184,115192,115194,115195232
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F2115184,11519555
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O1115194139
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132115184,1151871803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311151905317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)14111519558
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2115183,1151944899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211151832562
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O1115194129
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O1115193111
Wilcoxite  (*)AubertiteMgAl(SO4)2F·17H2O111519311
Woodruffite  (*)NoneZn2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10·4H2O111518325
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44115183,115184,115190,1151951655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)3115184,115194,115195939
Zincocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O111519311
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11151835251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11151831025


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060779Les Valettes, Mont Chemin, Martigny, Valais, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/R060779

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