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Locality Name:
Wanni Glacier - Scherbadung Area (Monte Cervandone), Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 3210
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3210.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wanni Glacier - Scherbadung Area (Monte Cervandone), Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°19'44"N
Longitude: 8°12'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.328888888889,8.2163888888889

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 Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce 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 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K La Ln Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti U V W Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAragoniteAutuniteBerylBrochantiteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCrichtoniteCyanotrichiteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGypsumLinariteMalachiteMeneghiniteMeta-autuniteMicaMilariteMixite
MonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpinel
StibniteStilbiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineTyroliteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Asbecasite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cafarsite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Cervandonite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chernovite-(Y)  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cornubite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crichtonite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fetiasite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Gasparite-(Ce)  (*)Gladite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gramaccioliite-(Y)  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Milarite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Paarite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Salzburgite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Senaite  (*)
Stellerite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Thorite  (*)
Tilasite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zálesíite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)60141
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O090
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)40246
Asbecasite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa3TiAs6Be2Si2O2008
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Cafarsite  (*)None(Ca,Na,   )19Ti8Fe3+4Fe2+4(AsO3)28F07
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O088
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Cervandonite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Al)3O2(Si2O7)1-x+y(AsO3)1+x-y(OH)3x-3y03
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O0194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(AsO4)046
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)40109
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Crichtonite  (*)CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38027
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)20179
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO40196
Fetiasite  (*)None(Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti4+)3O2As3+2O503
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)20163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gasparite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(AsO4)023
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9067
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gramaccioliite-(Y)  (*)Crichtonite(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)18O3809
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6080
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O0182
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O0156
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Paarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.7Pb1.7Bi6.3S1207
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Salzburgite  (*)MeneghiniteCu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S1206
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Senaite  (*)CrichtonitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38028
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O0189
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O090
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F0232
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F034
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O0245
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)0939
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O084
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O0185



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