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Pyrrhotite from
Riffel Alp, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riffel Alp, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:434342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:434342:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘPasso di Verra area (Zwillingsjoch area), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘStägjitschuggen tunnel, Stalden (VS), Visp, Valais, Switzerland
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘLes Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBrusson Mine, Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘForêt du Rochet, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘCani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘMisérègne slag locality, Clavalité Valley, Fénis, Aosta Valley, Italy
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘMittal-Hohtenn road tunnel, Mittal, Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘHerin Mine, Champdepraz, Aosta Valley, Italy
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘMittal-Hohtenn railway tunnel, Mittal, Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.58
 
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