Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Vaud, Switzerland

mindat Locality ID: 3216
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3216.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vaud, Switzerland": 41
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Baulmes
Bex
Eclépens
Gryon
Lausanne
Lavey-les-Bains
Les Diablerets
Leysin
Morcles
Nyon
Oron-la-Ville
Payerne
Sainte-Croix
Villeneuve
Yens

Latitude: 46°41'5"N
Longitude: 6°36'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.684722222222,6.6066666666667

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Bismutite	Calcite	Cerite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Copper	Descloizite	Devilline	Domeykite	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Iron	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meta-autunite	Mica
Mixite	Monazite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Tamarugite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Bismutite Calcite Cerite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Copper Descloizite Devilline Domeykite Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite
Gypsum Hexahydrite Iron Kaolinite Kieserite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meta-autunite Mica
Mixite Monazite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Tamarugite Zircon

100 IMA Minerals at location:

Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Algodonite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beyerite ()*	Brushite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalconatronite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*
Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Coffinite ()*	Copper ()*	Devilline ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Domeykite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epsomite ()*
Eugsterite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gaylussite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hexahydrite ()*	Hydroglauberite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Iron ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Koutekite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Merrillite ()*
Meta-autunite ()*	Metasideronatrite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nahcolite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Natron ()*
Nolanite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Salammoniac ()*	Siderite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Silver ()*
Simonkolleite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sorosite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Taenite ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Thénardite ()*
Thermonatrite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Troilite ()*	Trona ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	115372	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	115358,115372	8803
Algodonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu_1-xAs_x (x ≈ 0.15)			1	115370	41
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	115350,115363	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			2	115350,115352	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	115368	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	115350,115356	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	115363	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	115350	544
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	115356,115363	11547
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂			1	115363	96
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O			1	115381	104
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			9	115348,115352,115356,115361,115363,115364,115365,115366,115368	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	115363	1184
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	115374,115387	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			4	115348,115350,115352,115361	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	115364	4979
Chalconatronite ()*	None	Na₂Cu(CO₃)₂·3H₂O			1	115350	23
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	115350,115363,115364	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	115363	203
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	115379	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			2	115363,115372	1756
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O			3	115363,115364,115372	566
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	115370	3846
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	115350	366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	115379	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	115350,115352	9895
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As			1	115370	73
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	115379	944
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	115350	484
Eugsterite ()*	None	Na₄Ca(SO₄)₃·2H₂O			1	115350	32
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	115356,115364	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	115350,115363,115364,115372	24243
Gaylussite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O			1	115350	57
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	115374,115387	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	115366	2812
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O			1	115350	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			5	115350,115352,115356,115363,115385	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	115350	1398
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			2	115350,115363	1689
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	115350	251
Hydroglauberite ()*	None	Na₁₀Ca₃(SO₄)₈·6H₂O			1	115350	16
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	115350	341
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	115350	1066
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			2	115379,115383	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	115350,115356,115363	2228
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O			1	115372	99
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	115356	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O			1	115363	198
Koutekite ()*	None	Cu₅As₂			1	115370	18
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	115358	1271
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	115364	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	115356	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	115350	915
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	115379	230
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	115363	388
Metasideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O			1	115350	28
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	115363	443
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O			1	115350	223
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			2	115363,115374	945
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	115372	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	115372	17380
Nahcolite ()*	None	NaH(CO₃)			1	115350	78
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	115350	254
Natron ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·10H₂O			1	115350	51
Nolanite ()*	Nolanite	V³⁺₈Fe³⁺₂O₁₄(OH)₂			1	115363	19
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	115356	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	115363	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	115372	2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	115361	306
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	115350	158
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	115363	144
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			1	115350	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			7	115350,115356,115363,115364,115365,115368,115372	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			7	115354,115363,115364,115365,115368,115372,115376	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	115372	5614
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl			1	115350	105
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	115368	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O			1	115350	73
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	115370	5186
Simonkolleite ()*	None	Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂·H₂O	0	0	1	115350	11
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	115350	2473
Sorosite ()*	Nickeline	Cu_1+x(Sn,Sb)			1	115374	6
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	115350,115363,115364	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	115350	589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			3	115350,115352,115356	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O			1	115356	139
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			2	115379,115383	703
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	115350	87
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			2	115350,115385	299
Thermonatrite ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·H₂O			1	115350	64
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	115363	1059
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	115379	1044
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O			1	115350	129
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			1	115363	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	115363	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	115363	890
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			2	115363,115364	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	115372	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	115372,115374	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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