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Locality Name:
Vorderrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 134404
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134404.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vorderrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 127
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 89

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Breil-Brigels
Disentis
Flims
Ilanz
Ilanz/Glion
Obersaxen
Panix Valley
Punteglias Valley
Rabius
Russein Valley
Safien Valley
Schlans
Sumvitg Valley
Trun
Tujetsch (Tavetsch)

Latitude: 46°45'30"N
Longitude: 8°59'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.758333333333,8.9902777777778

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.

Acanthite	Aeschynite	Allanite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Brannerite	Brochantite
Brookite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Crichtonite	Devilline	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite
Garnet	Gypsum	Harmotome	Heulandite	Kieserite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Milarite	Monazite
Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilbite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline
Vivianite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sr Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aeschynite Allanite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Beryl Brannerite Brochantite
Brookite Calcite Chabazite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copper Corundum Covellite Crichtonite Devilline Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite
Garnet Gypsum Harmotome Heulandite Kieserite Malachite Meneghinite Mica Milarite Monazite
Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilbite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline
Vivianite Zircon

105 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aikinite ()*
Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anilite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bavenite ()*	Bazzite ()*	Bergslagite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Cervelleite ()*	Chabazite-Sr ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Covellite ()*	Crichtonite ()*	Datolite ()*	Devilline ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*	Geerite ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Hingganite-(Y) ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Langite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Milarite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phillipsite-K ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scolecite ()*
Seidozerite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Spionkopite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Synchysite-(Y) ()*	Szmikite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Vandendriesscheite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	114100	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	114107,114144	3419
Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Aeschynite	(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	114121	43
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	3	114102,114127,114132	141
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1	114104	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	15	114048,114057,114078,114084,114085,114087,114112,114116,114117,114120,114121,114131,114144,114148,114160	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	114151	706
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	16	114048,114078,114080,114084,114085,114104,114116,114122,114126,114127,114132,114138,114140,114144,114148,114149	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	114119	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	1	114104	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3	114048,114104,114121	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	114046	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	114104,114121	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	114061,114073,114104	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	114104,114107	11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	2	114121,114131	255
Bazzite ()*	Beryl	Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O	2	114151,114160	51
Bergslagite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(AsO₄)(OH)	1	114104	9
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	114152	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4	114058,114073,114092,114104	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	3	114041,114048,114122	843
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	3	114037,114062,114095	248
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	114104	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	5	114083,114104,114116,114144,114149	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	17	114046,114084,114085,114104,114105,114107,114110,114111,114114,114118,114120,114122,114131,114144,114149,114160,114161	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	114041	4979
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	1	114104	42
Chabazite-Sr ()*	Chabazite	(Sr,Ca)₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	1	114151	6
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	114061	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	114073	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	13	114048,114057,114058,114061,114073,114090,114098,114099,114100,114101,114104,114107,114144	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	114054	376
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	5	114107,114108,114113,114114,114115	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	114073,114116,114118	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	114099	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	114073,114092	4165
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1	114148	27
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	2	114110,114161	498
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	114061	366
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	114104	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	114102,114118	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1	114104	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	114046	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	17	114053,114069,114070,114071,114072,114073,114074,114084,114085,114096,114100,114107,114115,114118,114131,114144,114161	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	3	114104,114107,114142	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	10	114066,114067,114104,114107,114109,114127,114128,114132,114133,114160	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	2	114127,114132	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	11	114048,114057,114058,114098,114099,114100,114101,114104,114107,114136,114144	24243
Geerite ()*	None	Cu₈S₅	1	114104	38
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	114048,114099,114104	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	114051,114118,114131	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	114058,114144	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	114073,114082,114087,114092,114104,114107,114120,114121,114160	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	5	114096,114107,114120,114144,114153	246
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	BeY(SiO₄)(OH)	1	114132	55
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5	114046,114048,114083,114127,114132	5433
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	4	114041,114094,114122,114147	784
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	3	114105,114125,114129	99
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	114061	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	2	114107,114144	1271
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	114099	249
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	114046	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	114057,114064,114068,114073	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	114061,114104,114107	12537
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	6	114107,114144,114156,114157,114158,114161	156
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	9	114104,114122,114127,114131,114132,114144,114146,114148,114149	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	6	114057,114073,114088,114107,114113,114134	17380
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	3	114107,114144,114161	326
Phillipsite-K ()*	Harmotome	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	1	114155	71
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	114102	2273
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	114061	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	9	114083,114084,114085,114107,114116,114131,114142,114153,114158	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	19	114037,114046,114048,114058,114061,114062,114068,114073,114098,114099,114100,114101,114107,114111,114114,114115,114119,114121,114144	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	114048,114073,114140	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	55	114040,114043,114047,114048,114051,114053,114057,114061,114068,114072,114078,114079,114080,114084,114085,114087,114088,114100,114104,114105,114106,114107,114108,114111,114112,114113,114114,114115,114116,114118,114119,114120,114122,114126,114127,114129,114131,114132,114133,114137,114138,114139,114140,114144,114148,114149,114150,114151,114152,114153,114155,114157,114159,114160,114161	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	114036	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23	114042,114043,114046,114048,114049,114104,114116,114120,114122,114124,114126,114127,114131,114132,114138,114140,114141,114143,114144,114145,114148,114149,114152	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	5	114072,114107,114110,114112,114151	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	114104	2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	5	114051,114107,114117,114119,114153	390
Seidozerite ()*	None	Na₂Zr₂Na₂MnTi(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂	1	114107	9
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	114045,114048,114102,114104	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	114104	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	8	114048,114057,114058,114098,114099,114100,114101,114144	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	114102	1934
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	1	114104	73
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	114100	3418
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	114144	268
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	114104	332
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	1	114104	589
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	3	114121,114127,114132	232
Synchysite-(Y) ()*	None	CaY(CO₃)₂F	1	114127	55
Szmikite ()*	Kieserite	Mn(SO₄)·H₂O	1	114047	14
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	114046	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	114104	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	114061	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	11	114072,114073,114084,114085,114107,114114,114117,114131,114134,114139,114144	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	114092	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	114116	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	5	114037,114062,114098,114099,114101	2718
Vandendriesscheite ()*	None	Pb_1.6(UO₂)₁₀O₆(OH)₁₁·11H₂O	1	114095	52
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	114144	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	4	114104,114127,114132,114149	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	114057,114073,114132	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	114057	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060971	Nalps Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland	https://rruff.info/R060971

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