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Locality Name:
Massa Gorge, Bitsch, Brig, Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 133038
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133038.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Massa Gorge, Bitsch, Brig, Valais, Switzerland": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gibidum
Massa Gorge Pressure Duct
Upper Massa Gorge

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg Na O S Si Sn Te U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Fe O S Sn U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenolampriteCalciteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumNone
QuartzRocksaltSphalerite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Argentopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)Hessite  (*)Quartz  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11149268803
Argentopyrite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S3053
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411149265516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111492527770
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe1114926169
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11149264165
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161114926300
Gold  (*)CopperAu111492630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11149256890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11149251398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111492414640
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS035
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1114926804
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22114924,11492561156
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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