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Locality Name:
Uri, Switzerland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 301
Youngest recorded age at locality: 294

mindat Locality ID: 8184
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8184.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Uri, Switzerland": 137
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 92

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Andermatt
Göschenen Valley
Maderanertal
Meien Valley
Reuss Valley
Schächen Valley
Seedorf
Urseren

Latitude: 46°42'3"N
Longitude: 8°33'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.700833333333,8.5588888888889

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	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Beryl
Brookite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Corundum	Danburite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Halotrichite	Heulandite	Melanterite	Mica	Milarite	Monazite	Natrolite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stilbite	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn 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 Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Beryl
Brookite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Corundum Danburite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Halotrichite Heulandite Melanterite Mica Milarite Monazite Natrolite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stilbite Talc Titanite Tourmaline Ullmannite Zircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*
Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Baryte ()*	Bavenite ()*
Bazzite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Danburite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferri-ghoseite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Laumontite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Milarite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pargasite ()*	Phenakite ()*
Pickeringite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Scolecite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	114631	3419
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆			1	114726	141
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	299	295	1	114662	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	301	294	21	114609,114628,114630,114645,114648,114651,114656,114659,114660,114672,114684,114687,114688,114692,114695,114700,114704,114719,114726,114731,114738	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	301	294	3	114666,114667,114684	706
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	301	294	12	114612,114645,114648,114656,114684,114687,114692,114695,114704,114714,114716,114734	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	114718,114738	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	301	294	2	114666,114684	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	301	294	3	114684,114728,114731	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	114655	718
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	114715	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	301	294	3	114684,114727,114731	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂			2	114654,114704	260
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	114606,114607,114653,114656	11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	301	294	3	114604,114684,114738	255
Bazzite ()*	Beryl	Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O	299	295	2	114640,114689	51
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			2	114624,114714	606
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	299	295	11	114629,114632,114645,114648,114650,114660,114666,114692,114695,114704,114734	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	301	294	18	114603,114619,114620,114646,114659,114661,114666,114675,114678,114679,114684,114688,114700,114704,114708,114709,114731,114734	27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃	299	295	1	114698	41
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			3	114634,114645,114718	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	299	295	1	114691	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	301	294	5	114663,114671,114684,114731,114738	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	299	295	3	114627,114643,114659	577
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	301	294	1	114684	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	114738	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	301	294	1	114684	966
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	301	294	1	114684	344
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈			1	114636	148
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	301	294	4	114660,114684,114723,114729	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	114631,114704	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	301	294	5	114638,114639,114656,114684,114738	8173
Ferri-ghoseite ()*	Amphibole	(NaMn²⁺)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	299	295	1	114662	14
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	301	294	7	114666,114684,114692,114695,114721,114731,114734	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	301	294	5	114646,114666,114678,114684,114685	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	301	294	15	114604,114614,114616,114618,114620,114622,114672,114684,114685,114697,114700,114717,114733,114734,114736	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	301	294	8	114634,114645,114666,114680,114684,114698,114718,114738	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	301	294	12	114610,114627,114665,114673,114684,114697,114699,114700,114720,114733,114734,114736	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	299	295	4	114614,114636,114679,114700	246
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	114718	201
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			2	114723,114725	367
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	301	294	6	114630,114649,114650,114657,114704,114723	5433
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	301	294	1	114684	99
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	301	294	6	114613,114666,114677,114684,114718,114738	1271
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	114718	265
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			2	114723,114729	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	114723	14899
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	114643	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	114734	4924
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	301	294	7	114621,114684,114685,114698,114700,114734,114736	156
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	301	294	4	114648,114684,114692,114731	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	299	295	4	114609,114659,114691,114704	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	301	294	1	114684	767
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	114631	313
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	299	295	5	114620,114647,114697,114699,114719	326
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	299	295	2	114627,114691	265
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	299	295	2	114688,114738	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	301	294	11	114609,114627,114659,114666,114684,114691,114704,114723,114731,114734,114738	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	301	294	9	114659,114662,114666,114684,114685,114693,114731,114734,114738	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	301	294	57	114603,114609,114612,114615,114616,114618,114619,114620,114622,114625,114627,114633,114636,114637,114639,114641,114644,114645,114646,114648,114650,114651,114653,114656,114657,114659,114661,114665,114666,114671,114672,114673,114676,114677,114679,114683,114684,114685,114688,114692,114695,114697,114699,114700,114702,114704,114714,114716,114718,114721,114730,114731,114733,114734,114735,114736,114738	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	299	295	1	114662	969
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	114706,114711	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	301	294	12	114645,114666,114684,114692,114695,114704,114726,114729,114731,114732,114733,114738	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	299	295	6	114635,114636,114639,114676,114677,114723	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	114609	2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	301	294	7	114616,114635,114677,114678,114679,114684,114738	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	299	295	4	114666,114704,114731,114738	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			2	114609,114653	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	301	294	5	114659,114663,114668,114669,114684	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	299	295	4	114662,114663,114668,114669	668
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	299	295	2	114666,114685	268
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			4	114627,114723,114725,114729	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	301	295	6	114659,114667,114679,114684,114704,114738	4899
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	301	294	2	114684,114731	293
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	114609	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	114645	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	299	295	4	114634,114645,114648,114680	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	114609,114734	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
CMP111_329-1	299	295	297±2	207Pb/235U	titanite	KAW 2519	Titanite	130990	Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland	Aar massif, Reuss Valley, central Alps.	Schaltegger (1992)	10.1007/BF00311195	CMP111_329	Fig. 5. b
CMP111_329-2	298	294	296±2	207Pb/235U	zircon	KAW 2213A	Zircon	133244	St Gotthard Highway Tunnel (north Section), Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland	Aar massif, central Alps.	Schaltegger and Corfu (1992)	10.1007/BF00311195	CMP111_329	p. 336
CMP111_329-3	301	297	299±2	207Pb/235U	titanite	KAW 2213A	Titanite	133244	St Gotthard Highway Tunnel (north Section), Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland	Aar massif, central Alps.	Schaltegger and Corfu (1992)	10.1007/BF00311195	CMP111_329	Fig. 5. a
CMP111_329-4	299	294	296.5±2.5	207Pb/235U	zircon	KAW 2408	Zircon	133244	St Gotthard Highway Tunnel (north Section), Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland	Aar massif, central Alps.	Schaltegger and Corfu (1992)	10.1007/BF00311195	CMP111_329	Fig. 5. a

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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