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Brochantite from
Eastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


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Brochantite, etc.

Eastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
04469490017364403266309.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Eastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
04469490017364403266309.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Eastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eastern moraine, Fee glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:980948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:980948:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘKaltenberg Mine, Blüomatttälli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘLa Lé Mine, Zinal, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘGrand-Praz Mine, Ayer, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘBaicolliou Mine, Grimentz, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘGarboula Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘLes Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘGosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘUpper Tignausa vein, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘUpper Collioux Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘWaschsee Mine, Leuk, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
References
Personally collected by Günter Frenz
 
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