Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Piz Lai Blau, Nalps Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 230903
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-230903.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Piz Lai Blau, Nalps Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Muotta Naira (Muota Naira; Motta Naira; Muota Nera)

Latitude: 46°36'10"N
Longitude: 8°45'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.602777777778,8.7616666666667

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.

Calcite	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Monazite	None	Prehnite	Quartz	Rutile
Titanite

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 Fe H Na O P Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Clinozoisite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Monazite None Prehnite Quartz Rutile
Titanite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Bavenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Epidote ()*	Grossular ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Prehnite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	114131	8803
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	114131	255
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	114131	27770
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	114131	8173
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	114131	1544
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	114131	945
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	114131	1898
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	114131	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	114131	5614
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	114131	4899

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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