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Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerlandi
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QuartenMunicipality
SarganserlandDistrict
St. GallenCanton
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Alp Tobelwald site in the Rötidolomite

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Alp Tobelwald original site in the Röti dolomite

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Typical secondary minerals from Alp Tobelwald

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Feldspathic-sandstone

Murg, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Alp Tobelwald site in the Rötidolomite

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Alp Tobelwald original site in the Röti dolomite

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Typical secondary minerals from Alp Tobelwald

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Feldspathic-sandstone

Murg, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Alp Tobelwald site in the Rötidolomite

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Alp Tobelwald original site in the Röti dolomite

Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Neighbouring regions:
Walenstadt, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Flums, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Quarten2,715 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
359794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359794:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Quarten, district de Sarganserland, canton de Saint-Gall, Suisse
German:
Quarten, Wahlkreis Sarganserland, St. Gallen (Sankt Gallen), Schweiz
Italian:
Quarten, distretto di Sarganserland, Canton San Gallo, Svizzera
Spanish:
Quarten, Distrito de Sarganserland, Cantón de San Galo, Suiza


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarten
Wikidata ID:Q66228
GeoNames ID:7286845

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