Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gneiss Outcrops, Ofenhorn, Albrunhorn - Turbhorn Area, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 29337
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29337.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gneiss Outcrops, Ofenhorn, Albrunhorn - Turbhorn Area, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Brookite	Corundum	Feldspar	None	Not in a structural group	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 Ca Fe H Na O Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H Na O Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Brookite Corundum Feldspar None Not in a structural group Quartz Rutile Titanite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Brookite ()*	Hematite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2162
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	700
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1271
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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