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Locality Name:
Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 29887
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29887.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerland": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Alp Digl Plaz
Falotta
Parsettens Alp
Tinzener Ochsenalp (Alp Da Bovs; Colm Da Bovs; Cuolm Da Bovs)

Latitude: 46°33'39"N
Longitude: 9°40'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.560833333333,9.6727777777778
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 As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Sb Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlluauditeAluniteAmorphousAnalcimeAragoniteArdenniteArseniosideriteArthurite
AxiniteBaryteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCoronaditeCorundumEpidote
FairfielditeFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetHumboldtineLindackeriteMalachiteMicaNatrochalciteNone
Not in a structural groupOxalatePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRoseliteRutileSerpentineStilpnomelaneTitanite
WagneriteWicksite

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Ardennite-(As)  (*)Arseniopleite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)  (*)Arsenogoyazite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bergslagite  (*)Berzeliite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Brandtite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Cabalzarite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Coralloite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Falottaite  (*)
Geigerite  (*)Grischunite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Kemmlitzite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Lindbergite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganberzeliite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Parsettensite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Sarkinite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sursassite  (*)Takanelite  (*)Talmessite  (*)
Tilasite  (*)Tinzenite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)Vaniniite  (*)
Wallkilldellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20103113706,113707,1137088803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1113709470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11137081627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO220102113707,1137082162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20102113707,1137083250
Ardennite-(As)  (*)ArdenniteMn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6652.62113707,11370834
Arseniopleite  (*)AlluauditeNaCaMnMn2(AsO4)3652.62113707,1137087
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O652.61113707194
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6111370810
Arsenogoyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6652.6111370721
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111370811547
Bergslagite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(AsO4)(OH)652.611137079
Berzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mg2(AsO4)3652.611137076
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O20102113707,113708178
Brandtite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O652.6111370718
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)20103113706,113707,113708483
Cabalzarite  (*)NatrochalciteCaMg2(AsO4)2·2H2O652.611137074
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20104113706,113707,113708,11370927770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)42010111370783
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111370927198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)820102113707,1137091756
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)652.61113707363
Coralloite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O652.611137074
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161113708599
Falottaite  (*)Not in a structural group OxalateMnC2O4·3H2O0011137072
Geigerite  (*)LindackeriteMn2+5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·10H2O652.611137077
Grischunite  (*)WicksiteNaCa2Mn2+5Fe3+(AsO4)6·2H2O652.611137071
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320102113707,11370814640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1620101113707243
Kemmlitzite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6652.611137077
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)220101113707234
Lindbergite  (*)Humboldtine OxalateMn(C2O4)·2H2O002113707,11370812
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111370812537
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3652.62113707,11370824
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1113708770
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220102113707,11370917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11137082994
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O20103113706,113707,11370843
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20103113706,113707,113708260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111370939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211137093106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220103113706,113707,11370861156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1113708177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)20102113707,1137081711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)20103113706,113707,113708969
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)652.6111370730
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3201011137071214
Sursassite  (*)ArdenniteMn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)320103113706,113707,11370824
Takanelite  (*)None(Mn2+,Ca)2x(Mn4+)1-xO2·0.7H2O111370818
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O652.6111370746
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F652.62113707,11370834
Tinzenite  (*)AxiniteCa2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)220103113706,113707,11370824
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O20102113707,113708433
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O42010111370766
Vaniniite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2Mn2+3Mn3+2O2(AsO4)4·2H2O652.611137071
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O652.6111370720


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_820A small Mn-deposit was excavated at the Falotta mine during World War II. Falotta belongs to the numerous Mn-occurrences embedded in the radiolarites, which overlay the MORB-basalts of the Platta Nappe in the Swiss Alps
Michelle_821A small Mn-deposit was excavated at the Falotta mine during World War II. Falotta belongs to the numerous Mn-occurrences embedded in the radiolarites, which overlay the MORB-basalts of the Platta Nappe in the Swiss Alps
Michelle_822A small Mn-deposit was excavated at the Falotta mine during World War II. Falotta belongs to the numerous Mn-occurrences embedded in the radiolarites, which overlay the MORB-basalts of the Platta Nappe in the Swiss Alps


3 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
Michelle_820201145Jurassic Age of oceanic ridge volcanism      3211Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandFalotta DepositBrugger et al. (2000)10.2138/am-2000-8-925AM85_1307A syn-sedimentary exhalative origin in connection with the Jurassic oceanic ridge volcanism is proposed for these deposits.
Michelle_821652.6Tertiary Age of recrystallization    CabalzariteAs3211Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandFalotta DepositBrugger et al. (2000)10.2138/am-2000-8-925AM85_1307The sedimentary ores recrystallized during the regional Alpine metamorphism under lowest greenschist facies conditions (≤325 °C, 3–5 kb). Together with other arsenates, cabalzarite documents the mobility of As during the retrograde stage of the Tertiary Alpine metamorphism under lowest to sub-greenschist facies conditions.
Michelle_82200Recent Age of oxalate mineralizationhigh    Lindbergite, Falottaite 3211Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandFalotta DepositGraeser and Gabriel (2016) SS3_20A natural occurrence of Mn oxalate trihydrate has been recorded from Falotta, Oberhalbstein, Grisons, Switzerland. The mineral occurs on small quartz crystals, associated with braunite and other Mn minerals. Presumably, the mineral formed by a reaction of humic acids with the primary Mn ore. Falottaite easily dehydrates to form Lindbergite.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050251Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/R050251
FKM-185Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerlandhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-185
R060658Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/R060658
R130677Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/R130677
R070663Falotta, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grisons, Switzerlandhttps://rruff.info/R070663

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