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Locality Name:
Granges, Sion (Sitten), Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 155825
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155825.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Granges, Sion (Sitten), Valais, Switzerland": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Arbaz
Mont Noble
Vaas Cave

Latitude: 46°12'26"N
Longitude: 7°28'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.207222222222,7.4711111111111
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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Na O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteAragoniteCalciteDevillineGypsumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
Quartz

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Claraite  (*)Devilline  (*)Gypsum  (*)Lavendulan  (*)
Malachite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1115239470
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11152391588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211152373092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11152393250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211152395509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111523727770
Claraite  (*)None(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O111523940
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1115239366
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11152396890
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O1115239149
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111523912537
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1115239492
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O1115239105
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111523739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111523761156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11152376417
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O111523990


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