Weiß, Stefan (2002) Bemerkenswerte Eigenfunde in Lapis. Phenakit von der Göschener Alp, Schweiz [Remarkable personal finds in Lapis. Phenakite from the Göschener Alp, Switzerland]. Lapis, 27 (12). 40

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Quartz Gwindel

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Lochberg, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Winterstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Feldschijen glacier, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Voralpreuss water tunnel, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Scolecite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O

Locality: Feldschijen glacier, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.374

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Locality: Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

References:

Bracke, Christian (n.d.) Personal communication.

Gallery:

TiO₂ⓘ Anatase

Anatase, etc.

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Anatase, etc.

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Anatase, etc.

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Ca₅(PO₄)₃Aⓘ 'Apatite'

Apatite

Winterstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Apatite

Winterstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Apatite

Winterstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite

Voralpreuss water tunnel, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Calcite

Voralpreuss water tunnel, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Calcite

Voralpreuss water tunnel, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

KAlSi₃O₈ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Adularia, etc.

Göscheneralp lake, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia, etc.

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia

Winterstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia, etc.

Göscheneralp lake, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia, etc.

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia

Winterstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia, etc.

Göscheneralp lake, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Adularia

Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Rock Crystal, etc.

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Rock Crystal

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Rock Crystal

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Rock Crystal, etc.

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Rock Crystal

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Rock Crystal

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Rock Crystal, etc.

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

Rock Crystal

Planggenstock, Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Smoky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Rock Crystal	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Quartz Gwindel	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Phenakite	9.AA.05	Be₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Bertrandite	9.BD.05	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Milarite	9.CM.05	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
ⓘ	Bavenite	9.DF.25	Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
ⓘ	Scolecite	9.GA.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Laumontite	9.GB.10	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Heulandite-Ca	9.GE.05	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Chamosite-Clinochlore Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Bavenite	Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
H	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
H	ⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Bavenite	Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
Be	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Be	ⓘ Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Be	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Bavenite	Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
O	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
O	ⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Quartz Gwindel	SiO₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Bavenite	Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Al	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Al	ⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Bavenite	Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Si	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Si	ⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Quartz Gwindel	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Bavenite	Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Ca	ⓘ Scolecite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite-Ca	(Ca,Na)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂ · 26H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series

Localities in this Region

Switzerland

Uri
- Reuss Valley
  - Göschenen
    - Göschenen Valley
      - Göscheneralp
        Älprigenlücke
        Dammastock
        Feldschijen
        Feldschijen glacier
        Göscheneralp lake
        Lochberg
        Planggenstock

Switzerland

Uri
- Reuss Valley
  - Göschenen
    - Göschenen Valley
      - Göscheneralp
        Voralpreuss water tunnel
        Winterstock
      - Gwüest
      - Spitzberg range
      - Voralp Valley
        Brunnenstöckli
        Sandbalm
        Sustenhorn east slope

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

AlpsAccretionary Complex

EuropeContinent

The AlpsMountain Range

Switzerland

Uri
- Reuss ValleyValley

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References

ARX F., KÄNEL P. (2007). Cristaux géants au Planggenstock, Vallée de Göschenen, Uri, Suisse, Le Règne Minéral n°77, pp 7-12. Editions du Piat.

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