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Hemimorphite from
Bot digl Uors (Bärenbühl), Filisur, Bergün Filisur, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bot digl Uors (Bärenbühl), Filisur, Bergün Filisur, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:821873
Long-form Identifier:1:3:821873:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘTieftobel, Schmitten, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSilberberg, Davos Monstein, Davos, Prättigau/Davos Region, Grisons, Switzerland
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘMunt Buffalora mine, Ofen pass area, Müstair Valley, Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘMaderertäli, Sankt Gallenkirch, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘMot Madlain, Poch Valley, S-charl, S-charl Valley, Scuol (Schuls), Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘNadéls Alp, Trun, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘKnappenschrofen mine (Fellimännle mine), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘPutzkammer Alp, Rinder valley (Gafluna valley), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘGstüat Alp (Gstütt Alp; Gstüt Alp), Zug, Lech, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘKriegerhorn, Lech, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
References
Collection Philippe Roth, obtained from G. Rüdlinger
Krähenbühl, Hans; Jahn, Steffen (1999) Der Bergbau und die Mineralien vom Silberberg bei Davos, Schweiz [Mining and minerals from Silberberg near Davos, Switzerland]. Mineralien-Welt, 10 (4). 32-41
 
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