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Les Valettes, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 4' 48'' North , 7° 4' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.08009,7.07598
GeoHash:
G#: u0jn1h8ef
GRN:
N31E04
KΓΆppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Martigny-Combe1,731 (2015)1.9km
Martigny-Ville14,768 (2017)2.5km
Sembrancher787 (2013)5.9km
Salvan1,127 (2016)6.1km
Charrat1,156 (2016)6.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
122697
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122697:6
GUID (UUID V4):
6299b1df-40b7-4ec9-8b4e-d43bfec9c152
Other Languages:
French:
Les Valettes, Martigny, Valais, Suisse


Weathered sphalerite-pyrite mineralisations in fallen rocks on the south slope of La Ravoire, on the right bank of the Drance, in front of Les Vallettes village.

The access to this locality has to be done from the railway station of Bovernier, crossing the Dranse and walking alongside the wineyards prior joining the Les Valettes location.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


30 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Boyleite
Formula: (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Habit: Patchy aggregates of minute, pseudohexagonal tabular crystals to 10 Β΅m.
Colour: White
β“˜ Dietrichite
Formula: (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Habit: Fibrous aggregates
Colour: Colourless, white
β“˜ Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Gunningite
Formula: ZnSO4 · H2O
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hawleyite
Formula: CdS
β“˜ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
β“˜ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ RΓΆmerite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
β“˜ Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
β“˜ Siderotil
Formula: FeSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Description: Microscopic inclusions in sphalerite.
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
Colour: The crystal show a rather pinkish colour, I have observed one that turned to have nearly a rasberry hue.
Description: Synchysite-(ce) has been discovered only in 1-2 blocks that were covered with Albite and fields of very nice steel blue Anatase crystals on about 15 x 10 cm surface. Synchysite-(Ce) has a more pinkish hue and not like the typical orange/honey/yellow colour. Comments S Cuchet: -it was initially errononeously declared as Synchysite-(Nd). I copied and pasted the text of Synchysite-(Nd) and adapted the suffix to -(Ce). - The content of Nd is high enough to give this pink to "rasberry hue".
β“˜ Synchysite-(Nd)
Formula: CaNd(CO3)2F
Colour: The crystal show a rather pinkish colour, I have observed one that turned to have nearly a rasberry hue.
Description: Synchysite-(Nd) has been discovered only in 1-2 blocks that were covered with Albite and fields of very nice steel blue Anatase crystals on about 15 x 10 cm surface. Synchysite-(Nd) has a more pinkish hue and not like the typical orange/honey/yellow colour. S. Cuchet: Initially declared Nd dominant (1987), it was later analysed again: the dominant REE is Ce instead of Nd (that's the reason why in Ansermet S. (2001) synchysite-(Nd) is not mentionned --> I adapt the status to "erroneously reported". Descriptions stay valid and are "copy-paste" in Synchysite-(Ce)
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
β“˜ Wilcoxite
Formula: MgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
β“˜ Zincocopiapite
Formula: ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O

Gallery:

ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2Oβ“˜ Zincocopiapite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Hawleyite2.CB.05aCdS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
β“˜Synchysite-(Nd) ?5.BD.20cCaNd(CO3)2F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Gunningite7.CB.05ZnSO4 Β· H2O
β“˜Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Boyleite7.CB.15(Zn,Mg)SO4 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Siderotil7.CB.20FeSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O
β“˜Coquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 Β· 6H2O
β“˜RΓΆmerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 Β· 14H2O
β“˜Dietrichite7.CB.85(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O
β“˜Voltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 Β· 18H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Zincocopiapite7.DB.35ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 18H2O
β“˜Fibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) Β· 5H2O
β“˜Wilcoxite7.DE.45MgAl(SO4)2F Β· 17H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
β“˜''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Boyleite(Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Dietrichite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ RΓΆmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Hβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hβ“˜ WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
Hβ“˜ ZincocopiapiteZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Cβ“˜ Synchysite-(Nd)CaNd(CO3)2F
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ Boyleite(Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ Dietrichite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RΓΆmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Oβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oβ“˜ Synchysite-(Nd)CaNd(CO3)2F
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oβ“˜ WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
Oβ“˜ ZincocopiapiteZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Fβ“˜ Synchysite-(Nd)CaNd(CO3)2F
Fβ“˜ WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Boyleite(Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Alβ“˜ Dietrichite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Alβ“˜ WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Boyleite(Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ Dietrichite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ HawleyiteCdS
Sβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ RΓΆmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Sβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sβ“˜ WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
Sβ“˜ ZincocopiapiteZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caβ“˜ Synchysite-(Nd)CaNd(CO3)2F
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Dietrichite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Feβ“˜ Dietrichite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ RΓΆmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Feβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Feβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Feβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feβ“˜ ZincocopiapiteZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Boyleite(Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O
Znβ“˜ Dietrichite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Znβ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ ZincocopiapiteZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
CdCadmium
Cdβ“˜ HawleyiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ceβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ Synchysite-(Nd)CaNd(CO3)2F

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References

Perroud, P., Meisser, N. (1987) Les sulfates des Valettes (Valais) Schweizer Strahler, 7 (11) L’Association Suisse des Cristalliers, Collectionneurs de MinΓ©raux et Fossiles. 487-511
Perroud, P., Meisser, N., and Sarp, H. (1987) PrΓ©sence de zincocopiapite en Valais. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 67, 115-117.
Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Verlag Wepf & Co. AG, Basel, 579 pp.
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