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Pentlandite from
Rothorn, Geisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, SEM-EDS
Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rothorn, Geisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1246251
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1246251:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPunta della Rossa (Rothorn), Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘZüe lake, Geisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘGeisspfad pass, Geisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMonte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘNibbio Mine (Turrio Mine), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘPennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘBalma Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘGrand-Praz Mine, Ayer, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
References
Personally collected by Günter Frenz
 
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