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Locality Name:
Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 133233
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133233.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Domleschg
Ferrera Valley
Rheinwald
Schams

Latitude: 46°38'51"N
Longitude: 9°27'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.6475,9.4586111111111
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: Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu Dy F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlluauditeAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAxinite
BaryteBerylBismutiteBrauniteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChlorite
ChloritoidClayCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldspar
FianeliteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLindackeriteMalachiteMedaiteMica
MilleriteMolybdeniteMonaziteNatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePyritePyrochlore
PyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSaneroiteScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStibniteStilpnomelaneTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTyroliteWagneriteZircon

118 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Ansermetite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Barylite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bergslagite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Braunite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderite  (*)
Caryinite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Coralloite  (*)Covellite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dickite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Ferri-ghoseite  (*)Ferri-winchite  (*)
Fianelite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalcioroméite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Franklinphilite  (*)
Galaxite  (*)Galena  (*)Gasparite-(Ce)  (*)Geigerite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Johninnesite  (*)Krettnichite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Långbanite  (*)
Langite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganberzeliite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Manganlotharmeyerite  (*)Medaite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nambulite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Palenzonaite  (*)
Paraniite-(Y)  (*)Parsettensite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)
Pizgrischite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrobelonite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rüdlingerite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sailaufite  (*)
Saneroite  (*)Sarkinite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scheuchzerite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tilasite  (*)
Tinzenite  (*)Tiragalloite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Wallkilldellite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O67113855,113857,113858,113859,113861,113866,1138741022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12113836,113841,113843,113844,113845,113861,113866,113869,113871,113872,113880,1138858803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22113843,1138802162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)26113839,113847,113856,113857,113861,1138743092
Ansermetite  (*)Not in a structural groupMn2+V5+2O6·4H2O11138559
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2113839,1138473250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11138859052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)23113869,113871,113872260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24113856,113878,113881,1138855509
Barylite  (*)NoneBaBe2Si2O7111385533
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)7113847,113855,113858,113866,113867,113880,11388511547
Bergslagite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(AsO4)(OH)2113855,1138669
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182113855,1138644286
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1113856716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44113867,113878,113881,1138855516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111113881843
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)5113855,113859,113862,113866,113874483
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO24113842,113843,113847,113883700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11113837,113845,113847,113862,113864,113866,113867,113874,113877,113880,11388227770
Calderite  (*)GarnetMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)32113855,11385917
Caryinite  (*)AlluauditeNaCaCaMn2(AsO4)311138594
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2113881,1138854979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1113878925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11138855707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29113845,113847,113856,113857,113864,113867,113878,113880,11388527198
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(AsO4)111385546
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)21113838376
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2113877,1138812600
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2211387457
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811138821756
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)81113882181
Coralloite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O11138744
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4113856,113867,113878,1138854165
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1113878366
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41113873651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11138561027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23113855,113859,1138679895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS21113856246
Ferri-ghoseite  (*)Amphibole   (NaMn2+)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2111387414
Ferri-winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2111387416
Fianelite  (*)FianeliteMn2+2V2O7·2H2O11138553
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F6113845,113855,113858,113864,113866,1138742740
Fluorcalcioroméite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na)2Sb5+2O6F4113855,113859,113866,1138748
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22113862,1138669617
Franklinphilite  (*)Stilpnomelane(K,Na)4(Mn2+,Mg,Zn)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216·6H2O11138743
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O4111387443
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5113867,113877,113878,113881,11388524243
Gasparite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(AsO4)111387423
Geigerite  (*)LindackeriteMn2+5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·10H2O11138747
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11138437437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11138786890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42113855,113874350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61113874741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310113854,113855,113856,113857,113858,113859,113861,113862,113864,11386614640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O42113855,113859172
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611138782228
Johninnesite  (*)NoneNa2Mn2+9Mg7(AsO4)2(Si6O17)2(OH)811138592
Krettnichite  (*)NatrochalcitePbMn3+2(VO4)2(OH)211138552
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)24113855,113859,113864,113874234
Långbanite  (*)NoneMn2+4Mn3+9Sb5+O16(SiO4)211138557
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1113878593
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2111385993
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24113856,113878,113881,11388512537
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)34113855,113858,113859,11387424
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1113855770
Manganlotharmeyerite  (*)NatrochalciteCaMn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)211138663
Medaite  (*)MedaiteMn2+6V5+Si5O18(OH)11138556
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS11138461066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211138675800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1113855945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24113847,113861,113866,11386717380
Nambulite  (*)RhodoniteLiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)111385512
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)2113859,113874186
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1113874471
Palenzonaite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(VO4)33113855,113859,1138749
Paraniite-(Y)  (*)None(Ca,Y,Dy)2Y(WO4)2(AsO4)2113855,1138594
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O2113855,11387443
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1113855326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211138662273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1113874260
Pizgrischite  (*)None(Cu,Fe)Cu14PbBi17S3411138561
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)2113855,113859494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27113846,113856,113857,113861,113867,113878,11388539462
Pyrobelonite  (*)DescloizitePbMn2+VO4(OH)2113855,11385821
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211138803106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO32113866,113874244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO31113859147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO223113843,113847,113851,113855,113856,113857,113858,113859,113861,113862,113864,113866,113867,113869,113870,113871,113872,113873,113877,113880,113881,113882,11388561156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1113855177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11138741711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)5113855,113858,113859,113866,113874969
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21113854375
Rüdlingerite  (*)FianeliteMn2+2V5+As5+O7·2H2O11138552
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23113843,113866,1138805614
Sailaufite  (*)Arseniosiderite(Ca,Na,   )2Mn3+3O2(AsO4)2(CO3)·3H2O11138663
Saneroite  (*)SaneroiteNaMn2+5[Si5O14(OH)](VO3)(OH)11138556
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)111387430
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11138554894
Scheuchzerite  (*)NoneNaMn2+9Si9V5+O28(OH)411138552
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4113855,113856,113857,1138616417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41113885249
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)33113864,113866,1138741214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6113847,113856,113867,113877,113883,11388521482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41113885668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32113878,1138813418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O1113861456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211138553337
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)2113859,113874240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S136113856,113867,113877,113878,113881,1138855317
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F111386634
Tinzenite  (*)AxiniteCa2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2111387424
Tiragalloite  (*)NoneMn2+4As5+Si3O12(OH)2113855,11387415
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11138664899
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4111386666
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O1113878245
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211138672718
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O4113855,113859,113866,11387420
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11138665251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-201Schmorrasgrat-South, Ausserferrera, Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerlandhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-201
R120140Starlera Mine, Starlera Valley, Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/R120140

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