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Locality Name:
Le Trient Valley, Valais, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 298.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 26569
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26569.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Le Trient Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Cabane Du Trient
Finhaut
Le Châtelard
Le Trient Glacier
Les Grands Glacier
Les Marécottes
Salvan
Tête Noire
Van D'en Bas
Van D'en Haut

Latitude: 46°4'44"N
Longitude: 6°58'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.078888888889,6.9711111111111
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Se Si Sn Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAluniteAncyliteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBismutiteBranneriteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CompreignaciteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheite
GuilleminiteGypsumHalotrichiteJohanniteKobelliteKtenasiteLepidocrociteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasite
Meta-autuniteMicaMixiteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileRömeriteScheeliteSchoepiteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetradymite
TitaniteTopazVoltaiteWölsendorfiteZippeiteZircon

131 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Arsenuranospathite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bassetite  (*)Becquerelite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Billietite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Calcioancylite-(Nd)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coconinoite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Compreignacite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dewindtite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Françoisite-(Ce)  (*)Françoisite-(Nd)  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Nováčekite-I  (*)Jáchymovite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)
Kamotoite-(Y)  (*)Kasolite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Laitakarite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Magnesiozippeite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Marécottite  (*)Marthozite  (*)Masuyite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metakahlerite  (*)
Metanováčekite  (*)Metaschoepite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Mixite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pseudojohannite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rabejacite  (*)
Rameauite  (*)Römerite  (*)Rosickýite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sauconite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Selenium  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillénite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stolzite  (*)
Studtite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)
Uranospathite  (*)Uranospinite  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vochtenite  (*)
Voltaite  (*)Walpurgite  (*)Weibullite  (*)Wittite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yingjiangite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Znucalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61115128141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5115105,115106,115108,115128,1151318803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3115110,115123,115129706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO235154115108,115121,115128,1151312162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511151081310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)298.9011151212734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4298.901115121246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS35152115108,1151219052
Arsenuranospathite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F·20H2O0.140.14111512114
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)298.904115108,115120,115121,11512311547
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)100.140.14111512151
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O0.140.142115112,11512192
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60.140.141115121413
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O0.140.143115121,115125,11512938
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi298.9011151211966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3298.9011151211935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)298.901115121716
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O62115106,115123248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6298.9011151211633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO24115108,115126,115127,115128700
Calcioancylite-(Nd)  (*)AncyliteNd2.8Ca1.2(CO3)4(OH)3·H2O11151065
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)298.908115106,115108,115109,115112,115117,115118,115121,11512327770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22115108,1151145171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2111510694
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)298.9011151214979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2246153115109,115117,11512127198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)835151115121577
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe1115110281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)835153115117,115121,1151251756
Coconinoite  (*)NoneFe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2·20H2O0.140.1411151219
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O35153115110,115117,115121566
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O0.140.143115109,115112,11512127
Copper  (*)CopperCu298.9011151213846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O298.901115121136
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O298.9011151212970
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O0.140.142115106,11512182
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16298.901115121300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211151239895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)298.904115104,115105,115117,1151298173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3115106,115108,1151232740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2298.903115115,115116,1151219617
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O0.140.14111512161
Françoisite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCe(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2·6H2O0.140.1411151212
Françoisite-(Nd)  (*)NoneNd(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2·6H2O0.140.1411151215
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS246155115108,115117,115118,115120,11512124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)298.9011151217437
Gold  (*)CopperAu111510830554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O298.9011151216890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O298.901115121409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3298.904115106,115108,115121,11512814640
Nováčekite-I  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O0.140.14111512155
Jáchymovite  (*)None(UO2)8(SO4)(OH)14·13H2O0011151213
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9011151212228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O00111512169
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O111512099
Kamotoite-(Y)  (*)NoneY2O4(UO2)4(CO3)3·14H2O11151127
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O0.140.144115109,115117,115121,115129198
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O298.90111512175
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)3246232111512130
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O298.901115121593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)298.901115121581
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS635151115121128
Magnesiozippeite  (*)ZippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O00111512114
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2298.902115109,11512112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2298.9011151215674
Marécottite  (*)NoneMg3O6(UO2)8(SO4)4(OH)2·28H2O00111512110
Marthozite  (*)GuilleminiteCu2+(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2·8H2O0.140.1411151212
Masuyite  (*)NonePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O0.140.144115109,115117,115118,11512123
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0.140.141115121388
Metakahlerite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O0.140.14111512118
Metanováčekite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O0.140.14111512126
Metaschoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12·10H2O111512917
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0.140.142115106,115121443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O0.140.141115121129
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O0.140.141115121182
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11151084924
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O0.140.141115121168
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)4115108,115110,115120,115128945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2298.904115106,115108,115121,11512817380
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O00111512141
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se1115129192
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2115106,1151082349
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0.140.142115106,115121144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O0.140.141115121182
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298.901115121477
Pseudojohannite  (*)NoneCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2]·12H2O00111512110
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298.9201.39115106,115108,115109,115110,115112,115120,115121,115123,11512939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8298.9011151219056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9015115105,115106,115108,115109,115112,115115,115116,115117,115121,115123,115125,115127,115128,115129,11513161156
Rabejacite  (*)NoneCa2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)800111512111
Rameauite  (*)CompreignaciteK2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4·6H2O11151094
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O298.901115121115
Rosickýite  (*)NoneS298.90111512122
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)0.140.14111512158
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2298.904115106,115108,115121,1151235614
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O111510656
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)298.903115114,115121,1151224894
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)600111512194
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O001115121128
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe0.140.141115121143
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)24623211151216417
Sillénite  (*)NoneBi12SiO20298.90111512126
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O0.140.14111512156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2462325115106,115112,115117,115120,11512121482
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)1115128156
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O0.140.14111512125
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F2115128,115131232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2115108,1151101006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3115106,115110,1151234899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211151081476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11151251059
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O0.140.141115121628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2298.9201.38115106,115108,115109,115112,115117,115118,115121,1151292718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0.140.149115106,115109,115112,115117,115118,115120,115121,115125,115129890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O00111512194
Uranospathite  (*)None(Al,   )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O0.140.14111512120
Uranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O0.140.14111512151
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O0.140.143115109,115121,11512952
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O298.901115121652
Vochtenite  (*)NoneFe2+Fe3+(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH)·12-13H2O0.140.1411151215
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O298.901115121111
Walpurgite  (*)NoneBi4O4(UO2)(AsO4)2·2H2O0.140.14111512138
Weibullite  (*)KobelliteAg0.33Pb5.33Bi8.33(S,Se)183515111512110
Wittite  (*)NonePb8Bi10(S,Se)233515111512115
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O0.140.14111512143
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1115128939
Yingjiangite  (*)PhosphuranyliteK2Ca(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)6·6H2O0.140.1411151219
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O0.140.141115121185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4001115121175
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4115106,115108,115123,1151285251
Znucalite  (*)NoneCaZn11(UO2)(CO3)3(OH)20·4H2O11151127


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000541Hydrothermal breccia veins found in the contact between the Aiguilles Rouges Massif and the Vallorcine Granide near the village of Les Marécottes
Giersdorf_00000542Hydrothermal breccia veins found in the contact between the Aiguilles Rouges Massif and the Vallorcine Granide near the village of Les Marécottes
Giersdorf_00000543Hydrothermal breccia veins found in the contact between the Aiguilles Rouges Massif and the Vallorcine Granide near the village of Les Marécottes
Giersdorf_00000544Hydrothermal breccia veins found in the contact between the Aiguilles Rouges Massif and the Vallorcine Granide near the village of Les Marécottes
Giersdorf_00000546Hydrothermal breccia veins found in the contact between the Aiguilles Rouges Massif and the Vallorcine Granide near the village of Les Marécottes


5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000541246232239±7Pb-PbAge given for the secondary mineralization event of the La Creusazlaitakarite   LaitakariteChalcopyrite, Galena, Laitakarite, Siderite, Sphalerite 23617La Creusa U Prospect (La Creusaz U Prospect), Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandLa Creusaz U ProspectMeisser et al. (2010)10.2138/am.2010.3413AM95_1527age of secondary mineralization
Giersdorf_00000542351535-15 alpine metamorphismwittite, weibullite, albite, clinochlore, chamosit   Albite, Anatase, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Chamosite, Clinochlore, Coffinite, Galena, Lillianite, Titanite, Weibullite, Wittite 23617La Creusa U Prospect (La Creusaz U Prospect), Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandLa Creusaz U ProspectMeisser et al. (2010)10.2138/am.2010.3413AM95_1527Mobilization event in the Tertiary Alpine Metamorphic event
Giersdorf_000005430.140.140.14U-ThAge of diversification of uranium minerals, specifically françoisite-(Ce) crystallized during this time.francoisite-(ce)   Francoisite-(Ce)Francoisite-(Ce)U, P, Se, As23617La Creusa U Prospect (La Creusaz U Prospect), Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandLa Creusaz U ProspectMeisser et al. (2010)10.2138/am.2010.3413AM95_1527Age of ice-sheet melting event which caused rapid weathering, rapid decompression, uplift, and erosion. Oxidation of pyrite and arsenopyrite produced an acid that interacted with the uraninite and led to the formation of a complex assemblage of Uranyl-bearing minerals.
Giersdorf_00000544298.9201.3Permo-triassic Age of precipitation of uraninite and pyrite in breccia veinsuraninite, pyrite   Pyrite, Uraninite 23617La Creusa U Prospect (La Creusaz U Prospect), Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandLa Creusaz U ProspectMeisser et al. (2010)10.2138/am.2010.3413AM95_1527Suspected Permo-Triassic mineralization event
Giersdorf_00000546000 Minerals formed after acidification brought on by oxidation of the sulfides following exploration    Jachymovite, Johannite, Magnesiozippeite, Marecottite, Rabejacite, Schoepite, Schrockingerite, Natrozippeite, Uranopilite, Zippeite, Pseudojohannite 23617La Creusa U Prospect (La Creusaz U Prospect), Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandLa Creusaz U ProspectMeisser et al. (2010)10.2138/am.2010.3413AM95_1527Since the end of the underground exploration in 1981, exposed veins and stockpiled U ore have been subjected to acid mine drainage water and atmospheric oxygen in the abandoned galleries. Oxidation of the sulfides (mainly pyrite and chalcopyrite) in the presence of strong bacterial activity resulted in the production of acid (pH ~ 3.1), sulfate-rich waters. These waters reacted with uraninite, clinochlore, illite, calcite, and siderite to form a rich assemblage of neoformed uranyl minerals, including the new minerals marécottite Mg3(UO2)8(SO4)4O6(OH)2·28H2O (Brugger et al. 2003a) and pseudojohannite Cu5(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)16·14H2O (Brugger et al. 2006b), as well as jáchymovite (UO2)(SO4)(OH)14·13H2O, johannite Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O, magnesiozippeite Mg(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O, natrozippeite Na(UO2)2(SO4) O(OH)·2H2O, rabejacite Ca(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O, schoepite (UO2)8O2(OH)12·12H2O, schröckingerite NaCa3(UO2) (CO3)3(SO4)F·10H2O, uranopilite (UO2)6(SO4)(OH)10·12H2O, zippeite K(UO2)2(SO4)O(OH)·2H2O, and an unnamed Al-equivalent of coconinoite Al4(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2·20H2O.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070057La Creusa U Prospect (La Creusaz U Prospect), Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Valais, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/R070057

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