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Ferdenrothorn, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerlandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ferdenrothorn | Mountain |
| Ferden | Municipality |
| Westlich Raron | District |
| Valais | Canton |
| Switzerland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 24' 30'' North , 7° 42' 26'' East
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Ferdenrothorn, Ferden, Lötschental, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)
The Ferdenrothorn (Swiss coordinates 620´890 / 139´705) is located west-northwest of Ferden and west of the Lötschen pass.
Brown-grey to dark grey scalenohedral crystals of calcite, up to 15 cm, were found around 1885; a specimen weighing ca. 150 kg is preserved in the Natural History Museum of Bern.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: scalenohedrons, to 15 cm Colour: brown-grey to dark grey |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Switzerland
- Valais
- Westlich Raron
- LötschentalValley
- Westlich Raron
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Ferdenrothorn, Ferden, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland