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Dickite from
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dickite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit:Powders and minute mica-like tabular crystals
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Goyazite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite4
Pyrite2
Liveingite2
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dickite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4497
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4497:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dickite
13.5km (8.4 miles) Piano dei Camosci (Pian dei Camosci), Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
13.5km (8.4 miles) Pizzo del Costone (Punta del Costone), Ban Group, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.6km (9.1 miles) Morasco area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.9km (9.3 miles) Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
23.8km (14.8 miles) Crevoladossola Quarry, Crevoladossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
53.7km (33.4 miles) Camperio, Santa Maria Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland
71.4km (44.3 miles) Puricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
75.2km (46.8 miles) Hundsbüel, Muscherenschlund, Plaffeien, Sense, Fribourg, Switzerland
86.5km (53.7 miles) Splügen Pass, Splügen, Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
87.6km (54.4 miles) Topaz occurrences, Renastga Valley, Ilanz/Glion, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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