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


mindat Locality ID: 188935
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188935.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stockhorn, Gorner Glacier Area, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, Switzerland": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hohtälli Ridge
Metapelite Outcrops
Stockchnubel

Latitude: 45°59'1"N
Longitude: 7°48'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.983611111111,7.8138888888889
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 B Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AxiniteBrackebuschiteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteEpidoteLazuliteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PrehniteQuartzTalcTitaniteVesuvianite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Bearthite  (*)Epidote  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lazulite  (*)Magnesiochloritoid  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)22115317,115318260
Bearthite  (*)BrackebuschiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)11153179
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11153188173
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411153171507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11153181271
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)22115316,115317232
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)ChloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2111531712
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111531717380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211153172273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211153181898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22115317,11531861156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211153173337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11153184899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011153181395


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