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Locality Name:
Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 131.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 133789
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133789.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 35

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Barrhorn Series Outcrops
Embd
Grächen
St Niklaus
Stalden
Täsch Valley
Zermatt

Latitude: 46°8'2"N
Longitude: 7°49'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.133888888889,7.8269444444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Axinite	Brackebuschite	Braunite
Brookite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Diaspore	Epidote
Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Hexahydrite	Humite	Lazulite	Malachite	Meta-autunite	Mica
Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Talc
Titanite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	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: Al As B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Analcime Apatite Arsenopyrite Auricupride Axinite Brackebuschite Braunite
Brookite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Diaspore Epidote
Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Hexahydrite Humite Lazulite Malachite Meta-autunite Mica
Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Talc
Titanite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Zircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Azurite ()*
Barroisite ()*	Bearthite ()*	Berlinite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Braunite ()*
Brookite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cookeite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gahnite ()*	Galaxite ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Grossular ()*	Hausmannite ()*
Heazlewoodite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Lansfordite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Magnesiochloritoid ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganosite ()*	Margarite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*
Morenosite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nesquehonite ()*	Nickelhexahydrite ()*
Paragonite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Roscoelite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiocolumbite ()*
Talc ()*	Tephroite ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Zincostaurolite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			7	115284,115286,115290,115303,115307,115311,115312	8803
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	115298	77
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	115312	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	115286,115299	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			6	115304,115307,115310,115311,115314,115320	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	115322	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	115286,115293	9052
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe			1	115322	166
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂			2	115317,115318	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	115309	5509
Barroisite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	131.8	24.8	1	115297	49
Bearthite ()*	Brackebuschite	Ca₂Al(PO₄)₂(OH)			1	115317	9
Berlinite ()*	Quartz	Al(PO₄)			1	115293	28
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	115293	413
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	115298	483
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	115286	700
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	115304	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			11	115285,115287,115292,115294,115299,115304,115307,115310,115311,115312,115319	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	115293,115309	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	38	32	2	115281,115294	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	115313	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			6	115304,115310,115311,115313,115314,115320	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	38	32	7	115294,115304,115307,115310,115311,115312,115319	1756
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈			1	115281	181
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	115281	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	38	32	7	115294,115304,115305,115307,115311,115312,115326	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	115286,115289	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	38	32	6	115294,115304,115305,115311,115312,115318	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	38	32	4	115294,115307,115311,115312	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	115293	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	115281	445
Galaxite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄			1	115298	43
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	131.8	24.8	3	115294,115295,115297	286
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	38	32	7	115294,115304,115307,115310,115311,115312,115314	1544
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	115298	350
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂			1	115322	205
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	115298	172
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	115293	2228
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	131.8	24.8	4	115281,115296,115297,115317	1507
Lansfordite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·5H₂O			1	115302	17
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	115318	1271
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			3	115316,115317,115324	232
Magnesiochloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	MgAl₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	38	32	2	115294,115317	12
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	131.8	24.8	5	115297,115304,115310,115312,115319	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	115309	12537
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO			1	115298	73
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂			1	115281	168
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	115293	388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	115293	443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	115293	182
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O			4	115304,115312,115321,115322	84
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	44.8	39.1	3	115290,115296,115317	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	115312	1236
Nesquehonite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·3H₂O			1	115322	80
Nickelhexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O			4	115304,115312,115321,115322	37
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	115296	247
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	115322	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			3	115304,115310,115319	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	115317	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	115298	260
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	115305,115312,115318,115327	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			4	115286,115293,115299,115322	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	115289	771
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃			1	115298	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	115292,115322	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			14	115284,115285,115286,115287,115288,115289,115290,115296,115298,115299,115304,115306,115317,115318	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	115298	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	115298	969
Roscoelite ()*	Mica	KV³⁺₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	115293	253
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	115286	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	115300	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	115287	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	115298	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	115304,115310,115319	21482
Stibiocolumbite ()*	None	SbNbO₄			1	115284	13
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	115291,115317	3337
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)			1	115298	240
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	38	32	8	115294,115304,115307,115310,115311,115312,115318,115319	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	115293	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	115293	890
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	38	32	8	115294,115304,115305,115307,115310,115311,115312,115318	1395
Zincostaurolite ()*	Staurolite	Zn₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	115281	6
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	115304	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	115308,115311	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_549	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with lichen, in Valais

16 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_549	0	0	Recent		Age of whewellite mineralization	high				Whewellite	134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Taschtal	Hofmann and Bernasconi (1998)	10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6	CG149_127	See Table 1. occurrences of Oxalate minerals. Age given as "recent lichen."
Michelle_728	41.9	38.7	40.3±1.6	Rb-Sr			phengite	T89-13			134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp thrust zone	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 2. Rb-Sr Mica Data
Michelle_729	41	38	39.5±1.5	Rb-Sr			phengite	T89-13			134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp thrust zone	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 2. Rb-Sr Mica Data
Michelle_730	42.1	41.3	41.7±0.4	Rb-Sr			phengite	T89-39			134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp thrust zone	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 2. Rb-Sr Mica Data
Michelle_731	39.9	39.3	39.6±0.3	Rb-Sr			phengite	T89-39			134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp thrust zone	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 2. Rb-Sr Mica Data
Michelle_732	41.4	40.8	41.1±0.3	Rb-Sr			phengite	T89-39			134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp thrust zone	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 2. Rb-Sr Mica Data
Michelle_733	45.6	43.6	44.6±1	Rb-Sr			phengite	T89-44			134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 2. Rb-Sr Mica Data
Michelle_734	43.7	40.9	42.3±1.4	Rb-Sr			phengite	T89-50			134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 2. Rb-Sr Mica Data
Michelle_742	40.9	39.1	40.0±0.9	Ar-Ar			muscovite	T89-13	Muscovite		134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp thrust zone	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 4. Ar-Ar Analyses of White Micas
Michelle_743	44.8	43	43.9±0.9	Ar-Ar			muscovite	T89-39	Muscovite		134374	Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Täschalp thrust zone	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 4. Ar-Ar Analyses of White Micas
Michelle_735	38	32	35±3	U-Pb	Age of vein formation	high	titanite, albite	50320			157673	Mellich Glacier (Mellichen Glacier), Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	South of Mellichen (glacier)	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 3. U-Pb Data for Sample 50320
Michelle_737	47.2	45.2	46.2±1.0	Ar-Ar			paragonite	B83175	Paragonite		134375	Pfulwe, Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Pfulwe	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 4. Ar-Ar Analyses of White Micas
Michelle_738	51.2	38.4	44.8±6.4	Ar-Ar			paragonite	KAW 656	Paragonite		134375	Pfulwe, Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Pfulwe - Fluhalp	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 4. Ar-Ar Analyses of White Micas
Michelle_739	47	40	43.5±3.5	Ar-Ar			paragonite	KAW 657	Paragonite		134375	Pfulwe, Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Pfulwe - Fluhalp	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 4. Ar-Ar Analyses of White Micas
Michelle_740	131.8	24.8	78.3±53.5	Ar-Ar			paragonite	KAW 661	Paragonite		134375	Pfulwe, Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Pfulwe - Fluhalp	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 4. Ar-Ar Analyses of White Micas
Michelle_741	49.1	43.9	46.5±2.6	Ar-Ar			paragonite	KAW 654	Paragonite		134375	Pfulwe, Täsch Valley, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	Pfulwe - Fluhalp	Barnicoat et al. (1995)	10.1029/94TC02017	T14_279	See Table 4. Ar-Ar Analyses of White Micas

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060596	Gorner Glacier Area, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland	https://rruff.info/R060596

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