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Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerlandi
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Quartz, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
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Calcite, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
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Calcite, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
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Quartz, etc.

Schin gorge, Grisons, Switzerland
Type:
Gorge
Mindat Locality ID:
107225
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107225:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Schinschlucht; Schynschlucht; Schin
Other Languages:
German:
Schinschlucht (Schynschlucht; Schin), Graubünden, Schweiz
Romansh:
Tgavorgia da Meir (Chavorgia da Meir; Chavorgia dal Schyn; Schyn), Grischun, Svizra


Schin gorge (Schinschluch, sometimes spelt as Schynschlucht or more briefly as Schin) is a ca. 9-km-long gorge in which the river Albula flows. It forms the lowest part of the Albula Valley between Tiefencastel (Albula Region) and Sils im Domleschg (Viamala Region), east of Thusis.

As a mineral locality, it is mentioned by Parker (1973) and other authors.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Lepidolite' ?
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Muscovite-1M'
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rectorite
Formula: (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Reevesite
Formula: Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘReevesite5.DA.50Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Fuchsite		9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘRectorite9.EC.60(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Lepidolite' ?-
ⓘ'Muscovite-1M'-KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite-1MKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Parker, R. L., Stalder, H. A., de Quervain, F., Niggli, E., Graeser, St. (1973) Die Mineralfunde Der Schweiz (2nd ed.) Verlag Wepf & Co., Basel.
Kipfer, A. (1974) Ein neues Hobby: Kleinmineralien sammeln und präparieren. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, W. Keller & Co., Stuttgart, 64 pages [photo of rock crystal associated with siderite from the locality on page 43] (in German).
Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.pages 48, 65, 87, 108, 342, 382
www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.) https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Schweiz/Graub%C3%BCnden%2C%20Kanton/Hinterrhein%2C%20Bezirk/Thusis%2C%20Kreis/Thusis/Schynschlucht
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