Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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:
Gerstenegg, Grimsel Area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3.36
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.24

mindat Locality ID: 193372
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193372.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gerstenegg, Grimsel Area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Gerstenegg-Grimsel Cable Tunnel
Gerstenegg-Sommerloch Tunnel
NAGRA Laboratory
Sommerloch

Latitude: 46°34'41"N
Longitude: 8°19'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.578055555556,8.3227777777778

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.

Aeschynite	Calcite	Fluorite	Milarite	Monazite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt

Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Bayleyite ()*	Baylissite ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Grimselite ()*	Milarite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Monohydrocalcite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schröckingerite ()*

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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti U Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Calcite Fluorite Milarite Monazite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt

14 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
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	3.36	3.24	1	113443	141
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	3.36	3.24	2	113443,113445	38
Baylissite ()*	None	K₂Mg(CO₃)₂·4H₂O	3.36	3.24	1	113445	2
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3.36	3.24	1	113444	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3.36	3.24	1	113443	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3.36	3.24	2	113444,113447	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3.36	3.24	1	113444	24243
Grimselite ()*	None	K₃Na(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·H₂O	3.36	3.24	2	113445,113446	4
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	3.36	3.24	1	113444	156
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	3.36	3.24	1	113445	945
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O	3.36	3.24	1	113445	55
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3.36	3.24	1	113444	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3.36	3.24	2	113444,113447	61156
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O	3.36	3.24	2	113445,113446	128

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_507	Baylissite occurs as a recent secondary mineral in alpine fissures of the Gerstenegg-Sommerloch tunnel in the Grimsel Pass area of the Aar Massif. Pliocene hydrothermal breccia mineralization in the Grimsel area demonstrates that meteoric waters penetrated deep into the Aar massif. The tunnels are utilized by utility companies.

1 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	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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
	Michelle_507	3.36	3.24	3.30±0.06	Ar-Ar	Age of hydrothermal alteration		adularia			Yes				22954	Grimsel Pass, Grimsel Area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland	Grimsel Pass	Hofmann et al. (2004)		SMPM84_271	Age of hydrothermal alteration.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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