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Vordere Chollergrabe, Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Vordere ChollergrabeOccurrence
LärchultiniMountain Area
BinnMunicipality
GomsDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry
Vordere Chollergrabe, Lärchultini, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 22' 2'' North , 8° 14' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ernen374 (2016)8.3km
Fiesch1,003 (2015)8.9km
Bellwald444 (2016)9.1km
Lax315 (2016)9.9km
Grengiols496 (2016)11.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
7811
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7811:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vorderer Kohlergraben; Vorderer Kollergraben
Name(s) in local language(s):
Vorderer Kohlergraben (Vordere Chollergrabe; Vorderer Kollergraben), Lercheltini (Lärcheltini), Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Switzerland

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