Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bagnes Valley, Valais, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 130573
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-130573.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bagnes Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bruson
Champsec
Entremont Valley
Le Borgeaud
Mauvoisin
Orny Glacier
Sembrancher
Verbier

Latitude: 46°2'51"N
Longitude: 7°6'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.0475,7.1122222222222

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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Aeschynite	Allanite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite
Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Braunite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Crichtonite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gadolinite	Garnet	Humite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Linarite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Minium
Mixite	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tyrolite	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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sr Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H Mg Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Aeschynite Allanite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Axinite
Baryte Beryl Bismutite Braunite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Crichtonite Devilline Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Gadolinite Garnet Humite Kaolinite Kobellite Linarite Malachite Meneghinite Mica Minium
Mixite Molybdenite Monazite None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tyrolite Zircon

91 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Anatase ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Bazzite ()*
Bindheimite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Claraite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*
Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crichtonite ()*	Cupropolybasite ()*	Datolite ()*
Devilline ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Glaucophane ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*
Meneghinite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Powellite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Theisite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Verbierite ()*
Wroewolfeite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zálesíite ()*	Zincolivenite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	114810	2793
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	114818	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	114818,114826,114829,114834	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	114818	706
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	3	114818,114829,114830	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	114809	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	114818,114828	3092
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	1	114830	67
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	114808	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	114809,114828	919
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	114829	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	114810,114828	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	114829	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	1	114810	172
Bazzite ()*	Beryl	Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O	2	114818,114819	51
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	2	114809,114810	450
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	114818	716
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	114809	843
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	114824	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	114810	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	3	114818,114820,114828	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	114810,114818,114819,114826,114829,114830	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4	114809,114810,114818,114828	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	114810,114818,114830	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	114810	2600
Claraite ()*	None	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(CO₃)₄(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₄·7H₂O	1	114810	40
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	114828	1756
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	114810	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	114828	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	114810	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	114810	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	114810	4165
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1	114818	27
Cupropolybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Cu₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	1	114810	7
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	1	114829	498
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	114810	366
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	114810	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	114810	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	114810	220
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	114818,114820,114829,114831	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2	114818,114828	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5	114816,114818,114820,114828,114831	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	114809,114810,114818,114830,114831	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	1	114818	192
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	114810	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	114810,114833	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	114809,114818	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	3	114809,114828,114831	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	114809,114831	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	114818,114819	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	114810	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	114810	593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	2	114809,114810	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	114810,114818,114828,114831	12537
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	1	114809	158
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	114830	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	1	114831	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	114818	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	114818	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	114818	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	114810	492
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	114824	260
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	114810	309
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1	114818	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	114808,114809,114810,114818,114826,114828	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	114809	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	13	114808,114809,114810,114815,114816,114818,114819,114820,114822,114826,114829,114830,114831	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	114831	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	3	114818,114828,114830	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	114808	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	114809	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	114828	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	114831	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	114824	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	114809,114831	21482
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	1	114812	90
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	1	114818	232
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	114833	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	114810	5317
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄	1	114810	58
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	114818	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	114818,114822,114828	4899
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	2	114810,114812	245
Verbierite ()*	Humite	BeCr³⁺₂TiO₆	1	114835	1
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	114810	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	114818,114830	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	114818	939
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	114810	84
Zincolivenite ()*	Andalusite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	1	114810	60
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	114818	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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