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Native Sulphur from
Salt mine, Bex, Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salt mine, Bex, Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433956:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
19.9km (12.4 miles) Tête des Econduits, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
20.4km (12.7 miles) Les Valettes, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland
40.9km (25.4 miles) Triolet Glacier, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
44.5km (27.6 miles) Les Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
50.1km (31.2 miles) Trou des Romains (Chapy deposit), Sapin Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
50.7km (31.5 miles) Kaltenberg Mine, Blüomatttälli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
57.9km (36.0 miles) Holcim quarry, Eclépens, Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
61.7km (38.4 miles) La Molière Quarry, Murist, Estavayer, Broye, Fribourg, Switzerland
70.3km (43.7 miles) Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
71.1km (44.2 miles) Limestone quarries, Baulmes, Jura-Nord Vaudois, Vaud, Switzerland
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