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Finsteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland i
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Finsteraar glacier Glacier
Lower Aar glacier area Mountain Area
Bern Canton
Switzerland Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

46° 32' 44'' North , 8° 9' 20'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

46.54567,8.15574

G#: u0mbc96u4

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

277205

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:277205:2

GUID (UUID V4):

0

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ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ 'var. Adularia'

ⓘ var. Rock Crystal

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.336

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Locality: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.336

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

Locality: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.336

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.336

ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraar glacier, Lower Aar glacier area, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.336

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Rock Crystal	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	''	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃

Localities in this Region

Bern
- Lower Aar glacier area
  - Finsteraar glacier
    - Finsteraarhorn

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Bern
- Grimsel areaMountain Area
- Hasli ValleyValley

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