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Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Mindat Locality ID:
156294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156294:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ried-Brig, District de Brigue, Valais, Suisse
German:
Ried-Brig, Bezirk Brig, Wallis, Schweiz
Italian:
Ried-Briga, Distretto di Briga, Vallese, Svizzera
Romansh:
Ried-Brig, District da Brig, Vallais, Svizra
Russian:
Рид-Бриг, Округ Бриг, Вале, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
里德布里格, 瓦莱州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Ried-Brig, Distrito de Brig, Valais (Vallés; Valés), Suiza
Albanian:
Ried-Brig, Kantoni Valais, Zvicra
Alemannic:
Ried-Brig, Bezirk Brig, Wallis, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Basque:
Ried-Brig, Brig barrutia, Valais, Suitza
Catalan:
Ried-Brig, districte de Brig-Glis, Valais, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Ried-Brig, Brig District, Canton du Valais, Swisa
Dutch:
Ried-Brig, Brig, Wallis, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Ried-Brig, Brigo, Valezo, Svisujo
Hungarian:
Ried-Brig, Wallis kanton, Svájc
Lombard:
Ried-Brig, Briga, Canton Vales, Svizera
Malay:
Ried-Brig, Valais, Switzerland
Norwegian:
Ried-Brig, Wallis, Sveits
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ried-Brig, Distriktet Brig, Valais, Sveits
Occitan:
Ried-Brig, Canton de Valés, Soïssa
Piedmontese:
Ried-Brig, Svìssera
Portuguese:
Ried-Brig, Distrito de Briga, Valais, Suíça
Swedish:
Ried-Brig, Brig , Valais, Schweiz
Volapük:
Ried-Brig, Jveizän
Waray:
Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Swiza
Welsh:
Ried-Brig, Valais, Y Swistir


Swiss coordinates 644´522 / 129´637.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

23 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Armenite
Formula: Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Habit: Stout hexagonal prisms to 3.5cm
Colour: Milky white
Asbecasite
Formula: Ca3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Ganterite (TL)
Formula: (Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Type Locality:
Description: In white-mica schist, and a Ba-rich leucocratic zoisite–celsian gneiss.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Iron Rose
Formula: Fe2O3
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Margarite
Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Martinandresite (TL)
Formula: Ba2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O
Type Locality:
'Mica Group'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Oellacherite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Iron Rose4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Asbecasite4.JB.30Ca3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Armenite9.CM.05Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Oellacherite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Ganterite (TL)9.EC.15(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Margarite9.EC.30CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Celsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Martinandresite (TL)9.GC.10Ba2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'Mica Group'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Muscovite var. OellacheriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H MartinandresiteBa2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O
BeBeryllium
Be AsbecasiteCa3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
O AsbecasiteCa3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Muscovite var. OellacheriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
O MartinandresiteBa2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Al CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Muscovite var. OellacheriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al MartinandresiteBa2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Si AsbecasiteCa3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
Si CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Muscovite var. OellacheriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si MartinandresiteBa2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. OellacheriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Ca AsbecasiteCa3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti AsbecasiteCa3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As AsbecasiteCa3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Sn AsbecasiteCa3(Ti,Sn4+)Be2(AsO3)6(SiO4)2
BaBarium
Ba ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Ba CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Ba Ganterite(Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Ba MartinandresiteBa2(Al4Si12O32) · 10H2O

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Wikidata ID:Q67474
GeoNames ID:7286902

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