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Calcite from
Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland


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Calcite

Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Calcite, etc.

Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Calcite

Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
03510490017363492316143.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
04212270017272074318478.jpg
Calcite

Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
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Calcite, etc.

Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
Locality type:Cleft
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rufibach cleft, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1514441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1514441:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘVorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCrystal cleft of 1719, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFahner and Streun cleft, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘZinggenlücke cleft, Tierberge, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘRufibach and Wenger cleft, Tierberge, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘGerstenegg cleft, Gerstenegg-Grimsel cable tunnel, Gerstenegg, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBächi Valley (Reckingen Valley), Reckingen, Goms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHungerberg (Faulhorn), Oberwald, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘÄgene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBurg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Kürsteiner, P., and Soom, M. (2017) Calcit-Funde der Schweiz. Mineralienfreund, 55, 1, 16-29.
 
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