Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Monte Bianco Massif (Mont Blanc Massif), Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

mindat Locality ID: 6922
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6922.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Monte Bianco Massif (Mont Blanc Massif), Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ferret Valley
Veny Valley

Latitude: 45°50'0"N
Longitude: 6°56'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.833333333333,6.9352777777778

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.

Aeschynite	Allanite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Axinite	Baryte	Bastnäsite
Beryl	Brookite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Crichtonite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Heulandite	Melanterite	Mica
Milarite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Prehnite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	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 Au B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allanite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Axinite Baryte Bastnäsite
Beryl Brookite Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Crichtonite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Heulandite Melanterite Mica
Milarite Molybdenite Monazite Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Prehnite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Titanite Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*
Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Annite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*
Bavenite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite-Na ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Crichtonite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Kasolite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Milarite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Uranophane-β ()*	Phenakite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Synchysite-(Nd) ()*
Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	68368,68369	3419
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	3	68357,68361,68369	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	68357,68361,68365,68366,68369,68370	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	68357	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	68369	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1	68357	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	7	68357,68361,68362,68364,68367,68369,68370	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	3	68359,68360,68369	2734
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	68368	356
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	68369	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	68369	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	2	68350,68361	1272
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	2	68362,68369	260
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	68357	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1	68357	304
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	68367	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1	68370	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	3	68357,68369,68370	4286
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	68369	843
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	10	68357,68361,68362,68363,68364,68365,68366,68368,68369,68370	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	68357,68361,68365,68369	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1	68369	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	68360,68369	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	2	68368,68369	310
Chabazite-Na ()*	Chabazite	(Na₃K)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	1	68370	66
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	68369	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	68357	577
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	68362,68363,68369,68370	1025
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1	68357	27
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	68369	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5	68357,68361,68362,68369,68370	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	1	68369	138
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1	68357	196
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	68357	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5	68351,68357,68361,68369,68372	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1	68357	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	68351,68357,68359,68360,68361,68364,68369,68372	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	68360,68370	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	68369	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	68357,68361,68364,68369,68370	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	4	68361,68368,68369,68370	246
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	4	68357,68361,68369,68370	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	68357,68369	5433
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	3	68357,68361,68369	99
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	1	68361	198
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	68369	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	68369	14899
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	68359	915
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	1	68361	156
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	68355,68357,68370	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	8	68351,68361,68362,68363,68364,68369,68370,68371	945
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	68361	144
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	1	68370	326
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	68369	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	68359,68365,68366,68369,68370	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	68369	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17	68351,68353,68354,68356,68357,68359,68361,68362,68363,68364,68365,68366,68367,68369,68370,68371,68373	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	6	68351,68357,68361,68363,68369,68370	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	68369	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	1	68369	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	68351,68357,68360,68361	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	68359,68369	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	68357	2045
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	2	68357,68369	232
Synchysite-(Nd) ()*	None	CaNd(CO₃)₂F	1	68357	7
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	1	68357	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	2	68357,68371	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	7	68351,68357,68361,68362,68364,68369,68370	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2	68350,68361	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	2	68350,68373	890
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	68357,68369	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	3	68357,68363,68369	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5	68357,68361,68368,68369,68371	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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