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Bordierhütte, Gasenried, St. Niklaus, Visp, Valais, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
BordierhütteRefuge
GasenriedTown
St. NiklausMunicipality
VispDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 8' 40'' North , 7° 50' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sankt Niklaus2,352 (2016)5.1km
Grächen1,362 (2016)5.7km
Saas-Balen394 (2013)6.0km
Eisten259 (2010)7.1km
Saas-Grund1,116 (2013)7.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
209706
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209706:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Bordierhütte, Gasenried, St Niklaus, Mattertal, Gebiet Zermatt - Saas Fee, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


Surroundings of the Bordierhütte ( http://www.bordierhuette.ch/ ).

The Bordierhütte is an alpine refuge belonging to the Geneva section of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC). It lies above St. Niklaus in Mischabel, Valais Alps. It is the central starting point for the peaks of the Balfrin Group and the Nadelgrat. The hut is named after the Geneva banker Pierre Bordier, who supported the construction of the hut with its original 52 beds in 1927.

The hut is serviced in the summer months; the kitchen, dining room and bedrooms are available the rest of the time.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Chlorite Group'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordierh%C3%BCtte
Wikidata ID:Q893444

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Switzerland

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