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Ritter pass - Ritterchumme area, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerlandi
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ChummibortOccurrence
GrengiolsMunicipality
Östlich RaronDistrict
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Ritter pass - Ritterchumme area, Chummibort, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 17' 48'' North , 8° 10' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
7777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7777:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Gebiet Ritterpass-Ritterchumme, Chummibort, Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Chlorite Group'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Iron Rose
Formula: Fe2O3
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Iron Rose4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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