Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Bivio, Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 191709
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191709.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bivio, Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cuolms
Julier Pass Area

Latitude: 46°27'28"N
Longitude: 9°42'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.457777777778,9.7147222222222

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Covellite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel

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 K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Covellite Mica None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Galena ()*
Graphite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	113694	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	113694	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	113694	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	113694	4165
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	113694	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	113694	2812
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	113693	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	113694	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	113694	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	113694	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	113694	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	113694	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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