Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 29176
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29176.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Alte Stafel
Flesch Lake
Fleschhorn
Gischi Glacier (incl. Gischihorn)
Helsenhorn
Krieg Alp (Chrieg Alp)
Kriegalp Water Tunnel
Punta Gerla Glacier
Wanni Glacier - Scherbadung Area (Monte Cervandone)
Wannigrat

Latitude: 46°19'22"N
Longitude: 8°12'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.322777777778,8.2088888888889

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	Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite
Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Crichtonite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Heulandite	Linarite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Milarite
Mixite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Parisite	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Prehnite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilbite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Tyrolite	Vesuvianite	Zircon

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 Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C H Mo O Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allanite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite
Baryte Beryl Bismutite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Crichtonite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Heulandite Linarite Malachite Meneghinite Meta-autunite Mica Milarite
Mixite Molybdenite Monazite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Parisite Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Prehnite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilbite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Tyrolite Vesuvianite Zircon

103 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*
Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Asbecasite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Brookite ()*	Cafarsite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Cervandonite-(Ce) ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Cornubite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crichtonite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Datolite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Fetiasite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*	Gasparite-(Ce) ()*
Gladite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gramaccioliite-(Y) ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Krupkaite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Linarite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Metazeunerite ()*	Milarite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Paarite ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phenakite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Salzburgite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scolecite ()*	Senaite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stellerite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Thorite ()*	Tilasite ()*	Titanite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*
Zálesíite ()*	Zeunerite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	114898,114899	3419
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	3	114897,114899,114904	141
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	114904	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	114897,114898,114899,114903,114904,114905	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	114897,114899,114904,114905	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	114897,114899	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	5	114896,114897,114899,114900,114904	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	0		2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	114899	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	114902	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	114904	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	114899	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	114899	9052
Asbecasite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₃TiAs₆Be₂Si₂O₂₀	2	114899,114904	8
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	114899,114904	5509
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	2	114899,114904	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2	114904,114905	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	3	114897,114899,114904	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	2	114897,114899	716
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	114904	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	2	114897,114899	700
Cafarsite ()*	None	(Ca,Na, )₁₉Ti₈Fe³⁺₄Fe²⁺₄(AsO₃)₂₈F	2	114899,114904	7
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	114897,114898,114899,114902	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	1	114904	88
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	114897,114904	4979
Cervandonite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ce,Nd,La)(Fe³⁺,Ti,Fe²⁺,Al)₃O₂(Si₂O₇)_1-x+y(AsO₃)_1+x-y(OH)_3x-3y	1	114904	3
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	1	114904	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	114897,114900,114904	27198
Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(AsO₄)	2	114899,114904	46
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	114899,114904	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	3	114897,114899,114904	1756
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	114904	109
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	114904	4165
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	2	114899,114904	27
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	114904	179
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	1	114904	498
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	114902	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8	114897,114898,114899,114900,114902,114903,114904,114905	8173
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1	114904	196
Fetiasite ()*	None	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Ti⁴⁺)₃O₂As³⁺₂O₅	1	114904	3
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	3	114897,114898,114899	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	4	114897,114899,114902,114904	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	3	114897,114899,114904	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	114897,114904	24243
Gasparite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(AsO₄)	2	114899,114904	23
Gladite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₅S₉	1	114904	67
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	114899	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	114899,114904	30554
Gramaccioliite-(Y) ()*	Crichtonite	(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	1	114904	9
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	114898	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	114902,114904	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	6	114897,114899,114902,114903,114904,114905	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	1	114902	246
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	0		201
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	114897,114904	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	114899	2228
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	1	114904	80
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	114904	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	114902	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	114904	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	114897,114899,114900,114904	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	114897,114899,114904	12537
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	1	114898	425
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	2	114899,114904	388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	114899,114904	443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	114899,114904	182
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	3	114899,114902,114904	156
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	114897,114899	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0		5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	4	114897,114899,114904,114905	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	114897,114899,114902,114904	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	114899,114904	2994
Paarite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu_1.7Pb_1.7Bi_6.3S₁₂	1	114904	7
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	1	114897	112
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	114904	428
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	2	114896,114899	326
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	114898	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	114897,114899,114902,114903,114904	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	114896,114897,114898,114899,114900,114902,114903,114904,114905	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5	114897,114899,114902,114903,114904	5614
Salzburgite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu_1.6Pb_1.6Bi_6.4S₁₂	1	114904	6
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	3	114899,114900,114904	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	4	114902,114903,114904,114905	2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	2	114898,114902	390
Senaite ()*	Crichtonite	Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	2	114899,114904	28
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	114899	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	114897,114899	21482
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	114904	189
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	1	114904	90
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	114899	2045
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	3	114897,114899,114904	232
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	114904	1803
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	114904	1006
Tilasite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(AsO₄)F	2	114899,114904	34
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	7	114896,114897,114898,114899,114902,114903,114904	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	114899	1059
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	1	114904	245
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	114898	1395
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	3	114897,114899,114904	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	4	114897,114899,114904,114905	939
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	114899,114904	84
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	114904	185
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	114897	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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