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Siderite from
St. Niklaus, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St. Niklaus, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439656:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
15.6km (9.7 miles) Mittal-Hohtenn road tunnel, Mittal, Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
15.8km (9.8 miles) Lower Collioux Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
15.9km (9.9 miles) Zirouc Mine (Tsirouc Mine), Ayer, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
15.9km (9.9 miles) Mittal-Hohtenn railway tunnel, Mittal, Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
22.4km (13.9 miles) Simplon Railway tunnel (north section), Termen, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
28.3km (17.6 miles) Veglia Alp (Alpe Veglia), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
30.6km (19.0 miles) Iselle Quarry, Trasquera, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
32.1km (19.9 miles) Cani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.3km (21.3 miles) Roadside occurrence, Binnachra (Binnackern; Binnachern; Binnacheren), Ausserbinn, Ernen, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
34.6km (21.5 miles) Binna tunnel, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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