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Calcite from
Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:953608
Long-form Identifier:1:3:953608:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Gries glacier, Gries lake area, Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Nufenen pass (Novena pass), Nufenen pass area (Novena pass area), Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘNufenen pass (Novena pass), Nufenen pass area (Novena pass area), Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘGries Pass, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘGries glacier, Gries lake area, Ägene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘHungerberg (Faulhorn), Oberwald, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘPiano dei Camosci (Pian dei Camosci), Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMorasco area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘPizzo del Costone (Punta del Costone), Ban Group, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘRio Röni (Rio Roni), Maria Luisa Refuge area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMutt Glacier, Gletsch, Furka pass area, Oberwald, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘBlinnen Valley, Reckingen, Goms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Kipfer, A. (1981): Mineral-Paragenesen in Orthogneisbändern des westlichen Aeginentals (Goms, Kt. Wallis). Schweizer Strahler, 1981, Nr. 10, 397-417.
 
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