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Locality Name:
Moiry Valley, Grimentz, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 278318
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-278318.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moiry Valley, Grimentz, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Aiguilles Pass
Fêta D’Août Mine
La Lé Pass
Moiry Copper Occurrence
Moiry Glacier
Pointe Du Tsaté

Latitude: 46°6'5"N
Longitude: 7°34'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.101388888889,7.5822222222222
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 C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayFeldsparGarnetNone
PentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzSerpentineSpinelTalcVesuvianite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Talc  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211147743419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11147748803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211147743092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44114770,114772,114774,114775708
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611147731633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111477527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111477327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42114774,1147753902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44114770,114772,114774,114775951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82114774,1147751756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62114774,1147754135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61114774944
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32114774,1147751544
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42114774,114775407
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1114775367
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44114770,114772,114774,114775359
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O42114774,114775311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42114774,11477514899
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82114774,1147751512
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O1114773309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23114773,114774,11477539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111477461156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23114771,114774,1147753337
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102114774,1147751395


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