Ibachtobel, Rüte, Schwende-Rüte, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland i
Regional Level Types
Ibachtobel Outcrop
Rüte District (Former)
Schwende-Rüte District
Appenzell Innerrhoden Canton
Switzerland Country

Outcrop of parallel calcite veins, containing cavities with dickite, cutting sandstone layers embedded in schistose marl in the gorge of Ibach (a creek flowing along the western flank of the Fähnerenspitz). The Swiss coordinates indicated in Kürsteiner & Soom (2015) are 752.370/242.370.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Dickite

ⓘ Pyrite

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Hofmann, B., Soom, M., Kürsteiner, P., and Graeser, S. (2014) Wenig bekannte Tonmineralien: Neufunde von Dickit, Palygorskit und Rectorit aus der Schweiz. Schweizer Strahler, 4 (4/2014), 23-34.

Kürsteiner, P., and Soom, M. (2015) Erstnachweis des Minerals Dickit in der Subalpinen Molasse - Fund von Dickit im Ibachtobel bei Steinegg, Appenzell. Berichte der St. Gallischen Naturwisseschaftlichen Gesellschaft, 92, 233-242.

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

Hofmann, B., Soom, M., Kürsteiner, P., and Graeser, S. (2014) Wenig bekannte Tonmineralien: Neufunde von Dickit, Palygorskit und Rectorit aus der Schweiz. Schweizer Strahler, 4 (4/2014), 23-34.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Dickite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

AlpsAccretionary Complex

EuropeContinent

The AlpsMountain Range

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References

Hofmann, B., Soom, M., Kürsteiner, P., and Graeser, S. (2014) Wenig bekannte Tonmineralien: Neufunde von Dickit, Palygorskit und Rectorit aus der Schweiz. Schweizer Strahler, 4 (4/2014), 23-34.

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