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Locality Name:
Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Alvier Group, St. Gallen, Switzerland


mindat Locality ID: 49520
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49520.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Alvier Group, St. Gallen, Switzerland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°4'3"N
Longitude: 9°26'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.0675,9.4338888888889
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 C Ca Cl F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nd O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na Nd O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBruciteCalciteClayCorundumFluoriteHumiteNonePyriteQuartz
RetzianRocksaltSpinelStilpnomelane

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Alleghanyite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Feitknechtite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Manganosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Quartz  (*)Retzian-(La)  (*)
Retzian-(Nd)  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Sussexite  (*)
Wiserite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2077
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Feitknechtite  (*)NoneMn3+O(OH)019
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O40172
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO073
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)2056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Retzian-(La)  (*)RetzianMn2+2La(AsO4)(OH)402
Retzian-(Nd)  (*)RetzianMn2+2Nd(AsO4)(OH)402
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O0456
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)025
Wiserite  (*)NoneMn2+14(B2O5)4(OH)8·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl015


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