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Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Upper Aletsch GlacierGlacier
Belalp- not defined -
NatersMunicipality
BrigDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Belalp with the Upper Aletsch Glacier Area

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
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Upper Aletsch Glacier and Wysshorn Mt.

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
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Aletsch

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
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Belalp with the Upper Aletsch Glacier Area

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
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Upper Aletsch Glacier and Wysshorn Mt.

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
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Aletsch

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
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Belalp with the Upper Aletsch Glacier Area

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
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Upper Aletsch Glacier and Wysshorn Mt.

Upper Aletsch Glacier, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~12km
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Glacier
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
108366
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:108366:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Oberaletschgletscher, Naters, Bezirk Brig, Wallis, Schweiz


Some decades ago, the upper Aletsch glacier conflued with the Aletsch glacier. However, due to the general recession of the glaciers in the Central Alps, it now ends a few hundred meters above. The brook emerging from it conflues with the Massa river.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Iron Rose
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Iron Rose4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oⓘ Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3

Localities in this Region

Switzerland
  • Valais
    • Brig
      • Naters

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Switzerland

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