Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 29670
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29670.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Ausserferrera
Innerferrera (Calantgil)
Starlera Valley
Valle Di Lei-Ferrera Pressure Tunnel

Latitude: 46°31'53"N
Longitude: 9°28'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.531388888889,9.4705555555556

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.

Allophane	Alluaudite	Amphibole	Apatite	Arseniosiderite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Braunite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Digenite	Feldspar	Fianelite	Fluorite
Gadolinite	Garnet	Malachite	Medaite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Natrochalcite	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Saneroite
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu Dy F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alluaudite Amphibole Apatite Arseniosiderite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Braunite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Corundum Covellite Descloizite Digenite Feldspar Fianelite Fluorite
Gadolinite Garnet Malachite Medaite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Natrochalcite None Not in a structural group
Olivine Phenakite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Saneroite
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Ansermetite ()*	Azurite ()*
Barylite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bergslagite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismutite ()*
Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calderite ()*	Caryinite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Emplectite ()*	Fianelite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorcalcioroméite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Johninnesite ()*
Krettnichite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Långbanite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganberzeliite ()*	Manganite ()*	Manganlotharmeyerite ()*	Medaite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nambulite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Palenzonaite ()*
Paraniite-(Y) ()*	Parsettensite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pizgrischite ()*
Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrobelonite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rüdlingerite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sailaufite ()*	Saneroite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scheuchzerite ()*
Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Talc ()*
Tephroite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tilasite ()*	Tiragalloite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tripuhyite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wallkilldellite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	6	113855,113857,113858,113859,113861,113866	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	113861,113866	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3	113856,113857,113861	3092
Ansermetite ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn²⁺V⁵⁺₂O₆·4H₂O	1	113855	9
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	113856	5509
Barylite ()*	None	BaBe₂Si₂O₇	1	113855	33
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4	113855,113858,113866,113867	11547
Bergslagite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(AsO₄)(OH)	2	113855,113866	9
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2	113855,113864	4286
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	113856	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	113867	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	4	113855,113859,113862,113866	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	113862,113864,113866,113867	27770
Calderite ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	113855,113859	17
Caryinite ()*	Alluaudite	NaCaCaMn₂(AsO₄)₃	1	113859	4
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	113856,113857,113864,113867	27198
Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(AsO₄)	1	113855	46
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	113856,113867	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	113856	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	113855,113859,113867	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	1	113856	246
Fianelite ()*	Fianelite	Mn²⁺₂V₂O₇·2H₂O	1	113855	3
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	4	113855,113858,113864,113866	2740
Fluorcalcioroméite ()*	Pyrochlore	(Ca,Na)₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₆F	3	113855,113859,113866	8
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	113862,113866	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	113867	24243
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1	113855	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	10	113854,113855,113856,113857,113858,113859,113861,113862,113864,113866	14640
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	113855,113859	172
Johninnesite ()*	None	Na₂Mn²⁺₉Mg₇(AsO₄)₂(Si₆O₁₇)₂(OH)₈	1	113859	2
Krettnichite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbMn³⁺₂(VO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	113855	2
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	3	113855,113859,113864	234
Långbanite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₄Mn³⁺₉Sb⁵⁺O₁₆(SiO₄)₂	1	113855	7
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113859	93
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	113856	12537
Manganberzeliite ()*	Garnet	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	3	113855,113858,113859	24
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	113855	770
Manganlotharmeyerite ()*	Natrochalcite	CaMn³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	113866	3
Medaite ()*	Medaite	Mn²⁺₆V⁵⁺Si₅O₁₈(OH)	1	113855	6
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	113867	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	113855	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	113861,113866,113867	17380
Nambulite ()*	Rhodonite	LiMn²⁺₄Si₅O₁₄(OH)	1	113855	12
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	1	113859	186
Palenzonaite ()*	Garnet	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(VO₄)₃	2	113855,113859	9
Paraniite-(Y) ()*	None	(Ca,Y,Dy)₂Y(WO₄)₂(AsO₄)	2	113855,113859	4
Parsettensite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Na,Ca)_7.5(Mn,Mg)₄₉Si₇₂O₁₆₈(OH)₅₀·nH₂O	1	113855	43
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	1	113855	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	113866	2273
Pizgrischite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)Cu₁₄PbBi₁₇S₃₄	1	113856	1
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	2	113855,113859	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	113856,113857,113861,113867	39462
Pyrobelonite ()*	Descloizite	PbMn²⁺VO₄(OH)	2	113855,113858	21
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	1	113866	244
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1	113859	147
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	113855,113856,113857,113858,113859,113861,113862,113864,113866,113867	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	1	113855	177
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	4	113855,113858,113859,113866	969
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	113854	375
Rüdlingerite ()*	Fianelite	Mn²⁺₂V⁵⁺As⁵⁺O₇·2H₂O	1	113855	2
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	113866	5614
Sailaufite ()*	Arseniosiderite	(Ca,Na, )₂Mn³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₂(CO₃)·3H₂O	1	113866	3
Saneroite ()*	Saneroite	NaMn²⁺₅[Si₅O₁₄(OH)](VO₃)(OH)	1	113855	6
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	113855	4894
Scheuchzerite ()*	None	NaMn²⁺₉Si₉V⁵⁺O₂₈(OH)₄	1	113855	2
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	113855,113856,113857,113861	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	113864,113866	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	113856,113867	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	1	113861	456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	113855	3337
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	113859	240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	113856,113867	5317
Tilasite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(AsO₄)F	1	113866	34
Tiragalloite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₄As⁵⁺Si₃O₁₂(OH)	1	113855	15
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	113866	4899
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	1	113866	66
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	113867	2718
Wallkilldellite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄·9H₂O	3	113855,113859,113866	20
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	113866	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-201	Schmorrasgrat-South, Ausserferrera, Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-201
R120140	Starlera Mine, Starlera Valley, Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, Switzerland	https://rruff.info/R120140

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