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Locality Name:
Ayer, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 132101
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132101.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ayer, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Cruitaz Mine
Gollyre Mine
Grand-Praz Mine
La Cor Brook
Lapine Rousse Mine
Le Biolec Mine
Les Bourrimonts Mine
Mission
Pétolliou Mine
Plantorin Mine (L'Omen Roso Mine)
Schonec Mine (Les Virons Vein)
Zirouc Mine (Tsirouc Mine)

Latitude: 46°9'53"N
Longitude: 7°37'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.164722222222,7.6180555555556

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Chabazite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Crichtonite
Devilline	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Heulandite	Hexahydrite	Hureaulite
Hydrotalcite	Kobellite	Löllingite	Lindackerite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite	Mixite	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Smolyaninovite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Stilbite	Talc
Titanite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	Vivianite	hauchecornite

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 Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U V W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Chabazite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Cobaltite Copiapite Copper Corundum Crichtonite
Devilline Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Heulandite Hexahydrite Hureaulite
Hydrotalcite Kobellite Löllingite Lindackerite Malachite Meneghinite Mica Millerite Mixite Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Smolyaninovite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Stilbite Talc
Titanite Tourmaline Ullmannite Vivianite hauchecornite

106 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*
Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celsian ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Comblainite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Crichtonite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cuprobismutite ()*	Cymrite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Dessauite-(Y) ()*	Devilline ()*
Dolomite ()*	Eclarite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Ferrarisite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaukosphaerite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Guérinite ()*	Haidingerite ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Idaite ()*
Kobellite ()*	Kolfanite ()*	Krutovite ()*	Kupčíkite ()*	Langite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mixite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*
Pharmacolite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Reevesite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Rutile ()*	Safflorite ()*	Sainfeldite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Siderite ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smolyaninovite ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannoidite ()*	Stellerite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tučekite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Violarite ()*	Wallkilldellite-(Fe) ()*	Weilite ()*	Willemseite ()*
Wittichenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	114753	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	114758	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	114751	706
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			2	114750,114751	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	114751	2353
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	114760	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			3	114750,114751,114758	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	114758	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			5	114749,114750,114751,114755,114758	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			5	114753,114754,114755,114757,114759	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	114751,114758	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	114751	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			3	114749,114751,114755	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	114751,114753	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			4	114750,114751,114755,114759	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	114750,114751	27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃			1	114758	41
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	114753	5171
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	114758	100
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O			1	114752	310
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	114759	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			10	114749,114750,114751,114753,114754,114755,114757,114758,114759,114760	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	114753	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	114751	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	114754	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			5	114750,114751,114753,114755,114758	966
Comblainite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₄Co³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O			1	114758	5
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	114758	344
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈			1	114755	27
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	114751,114757	2970
Cuprobismutite ()*	None	Cu₈AgBi₁₃S₂₄			1	114753	43
Cymrite ()*	None	Ba(Si,Al)₄(O,OH)₈·H₂O			1	114758	46
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂			1	114753	144
Dessauite-(Y) ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Y,U,Mn)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈			1	114755	9
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			2	114749,114751	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			4	114750,114751,114758,114760	9895
Eclarite ()*	Kobellite	(Cu,Fe)Pb₉Bi₁₂S₂₈			1	114751	18
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂			1	114754	246
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	114751	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			4	114750,114751,114755,114758	814
Ferrarisite ()*	Lindackerite	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O	0	0	1	114751	11
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O			1	114751	107
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃			1	114753	105
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	114751,114754,114758	24243
Glaukosphaerite ()*	Malachite	CuNi(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	114758	25
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	114753	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	114751	2812
Guérinite ()*	None	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O			1	114751	31
Haidingerite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)·H₂O			1	114751	17
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	114750	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	114751,114754,114757,114759	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O			1	114752	246
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	114751	251
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	114751,114758	103
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄			1	114753	142
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅			1	114751	87
Kolfanite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·2H₂O			1	114751	7
Krutovite ()*	Pyrite	NiAs₂			1	114751	11
Kupčíkite ()*	None	Cu_3.4Fe_0.6Bi₅S₁₀			1	114749	11
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	114749	593
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			1	114750	249
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			2	114750,114751	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	114753	451
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	114751	238
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	114751	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			4	114750,114751,114754,114757	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	114750,114753,114760	12537
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈			1	114753	92
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			2	114751,114758	1066
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	114755	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	114753	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	114758	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			3	114750,114751,114758	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			3	114750,114751,114758	767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			2	114750,114751	52
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O			1	114751	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			1	114755	428
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	114751	265
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O			1	114751	99
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			1	114751	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			4	114750,114751,114753,114760	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	114749	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			2	114751,114758	233
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O			1	114758	48
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	114754	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	114750,114751	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂			2	114751,114758	317
Sainfeldite ()*	Hureaulite	Ca₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·4H₂O			1	114751	28
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	114756	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	114751	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	114760	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃			3	114750,114751,114758	531
Smolyaninovite ()*	Smolyaninovite	Co₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₄·11H₂O			1	114751	13
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)			1	114753	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	114751	21482
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂			1	114753	80
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O			2	114750,114752	189
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	114751	4899
Tučekite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈			1	114751	17
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			1	114758	293
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	114750	652
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄			3	114750,114751,114758	380
Wallkilldellite-(Fe) ()*	None	Ca₂Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄·9H₂O			1	114751	6
Weilite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)			1	114751	19
Willemseite ()*	Clay Talc	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	114751	15
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃			1	114753	297

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070336	Ayer, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland	https://rruff.info/R070336

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