Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Engadin, Grisons, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 133792
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133792.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Engadin, Grisons, Switzerland": 44
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Ardez
Bernina Pass Area
Lavin
Maloja
Martina
Piz Corvatsch
S-Charl Valley
Samnaun
Scuol (Schuls)
Sils Im Engadin
Tschlin (Schleins)

Latitude: 46°25'51"N
Longitude: 9°50'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.430833333333,9.8352777777778

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Ardennite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte
Braunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Carpholite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Humite	Kaolinite
Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 B Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu H O Pb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Ardennite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte
Braunite Brochantite Calcite Carpholite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Hexahydrite Humite Kaolinite
Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrosmalite
Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Stilpnomelane Talc Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Vivianite Wurtzite

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Allophane ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Ardennite-(As) ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Azurite ()*	Barroisite ()*	Baryte ()*
Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carpholite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Covellite ()*	Dickite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*
Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Friedelite ()*	Galaxite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Langite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnesiocarpholite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Parsettensite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrosmalite-(Mn) ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Richterite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Saponite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sonolite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Talc ()*	Tephroite ()*	Todorokite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	113799,113831	3419
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	1	113806	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	113797,113799,113826,113831	8803
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	113806	77
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	113831	470
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	113799	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	6	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113827	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	113822	3250
Ardennite-(As) ()*	Ardennite	Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆	1	113806	34
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	113796	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	113831	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	113831	5509
Barroisite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113825	49
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	11547
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	113806	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	113824	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	8	113800,113806,113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113831	27770
Carpholite ()*	Carpholite	Mn²⁺Al₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄	1	113804	25
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	6	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113827	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	113824	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	10	113795,113797,113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113824,113827,113831	27198
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	113824	951
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	113797,113824	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	113820	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	113800,113802	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	7	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113819,113821	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	0		220
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	113797,113802,113825,113831	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	113824	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	113806	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	113795	663
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	1	113806	40
Galaxite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	1	113806	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9	113795,113797,113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113827,113828	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	113792	7437
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	113827	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	113792	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	1689
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	113824	251
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	1	113825	367
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	113827	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	113800	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	6	113809,113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	784
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	113824	593
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113825	238
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	113799,113801,113826	93
Magnesiocarpholite ()*	Carpholite	MgAl₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄	1	113804	23
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	113819	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	113800,113824,113825	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	7	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113824,113831	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	113797	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	0		492
Parsettensite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Na,Ca)_7.5(Mn,Mg)₄₉Si₇₂O₁₆₈(OH)₅₀·nH₂O	1	113806	43
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	113824	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	113795,113796,113797,113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113824,113827,113828,113831	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	1725
Pyrosmalite-(Mn) ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH,Cl)₁₀	1	113806	25
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	2	113806,113807	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	113824	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	113796,113804,113806,113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113817,113819,113827,113831	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	113806,113807	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	113806	969
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113801	148
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	113799,113826	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	113824	5614
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	113831	301
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	113789	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	113795	1153
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	5	113810,113811,113812,113813,113814	2473
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂	1	113806	50
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	113806	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	8	113795,113797,113810,113811,113812,113813,113814,113827	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	113824	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	113825	3337
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	2	113806,113807	240
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	113806	433
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	2	113799,113802	1395
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	113812	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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