Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Riddes, Valais, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 257
Youngest recorded age at locality: 39

mindat Locality ID: 144854
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144854.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Riddes, Valais, Switzerland": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Isérables
Mayens-de-Riddes

Latitude: 46°10'26"N
Longitude: 7°13'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.173888888889,7.2241666666667

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	Andalusite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Cyanotrichite	Fluorite	Malachite	None
Pyrite

Becquerelite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cuprosklodowskite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Lautite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Pitticite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vandendriesscheite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Si U

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Brochantite Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Cyanotrichite Fluorite Malachite None
Pyrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Becquerelite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O	253	39	1	115220	92
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	257	39	1	115220	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	257	39	1	115220	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	257	39	1	115220	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	257	39	1	115220	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	257	39	1	115220	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	257	39	2	115220,115222	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	257	39	1	115220	3531
Cuprosklodowskite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	253	39	1	115220	58
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	257	39	1	115220	179
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS	257	39	1	115220	32
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	257	39	1	115220	12537
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	253	39	1	115220	182
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	257	39	1	115220	492
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	257	39	1	115220	140
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	257	39	2	115220,115222	39462
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	257	39	1	115220	90
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	253	39	2	115220,115222	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	253	39	1	115220	890
Vandendriesscheite ()*	None	Pb_1.6(UO₂)₁₀O₆(OH)₁₁·11H₂O	253	39	1	115220	52

8 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	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000939	257	257	257	U-Pb			uraninite	I-1	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000940	253	253	253	U-Pb	formation age	high	uraninite	I-1	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Giersdorf_00000941	120	120	120	U-Pb			uraninite	I-4	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000942	39	39	39	U-Pb	formation age	high	uraninite	I-4	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Giersdorf_00000943	140	140	140	U-Pb			uraninite	I-5	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000944	39	39	39	U-Pb	formation age	high	uraninite	I-5	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Age given as the Formation Age of the locality
Giersdorf_00000945	80	80	80	U-Pb			uraninite	I-6	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Pb207/Pb206 Isotope age for Uraninite Sample
Giersdorf_00000946	39	39	39	U-Pb	formation age	high	uraninite	I-6	Uraninite	Uraninite	U	284706	Isérables, Riddes, Valais, Switzerland	Isérables	Eikenberg et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90040-4	GCA57_1053	Age given as the Formation Age of the locality

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