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Fe occurrence, Gliems Valley, Sumvitg, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerlandi
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Fe occurrenceOccurrence
Gliems ValleyValley
SumvitgMunicipality
Surselva RegionRegion
GrisonsCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 46' 41'' North , 8° 54' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.77833,8.91222
GRN:
N32E05
Type:
Occurrence
KÃķppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Surrein250 (2017)6.7km
Trun1,243 (2017)6.9km
Disentis2,193 (2017)9.5km
Breíl1,344 (2017)11.3km
UnterschÃĪchen760 (2013)14.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
260777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260777:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fe occurrence, Gliems Valley, Russein Valley
Name(s) in local language(s):
Eisen-Vorkommen, Val Gliems, Val Russein, Vorderrheintal, GraubÞnden (Grisons; Grischun), Schweiz (Suisse, Svizzera)


A Fe occurrence 6.9 km NW of Trun located at approx N46.77835 E8.91225 (Swiss grid 712535 181854), elevation 2470 m.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
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Switzerland

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References

retro.seals.ch (n.d.) http://retro.seals.ch/cntmng?pid=smp-001:1951:31::642
retro.seals.ch (n.d.) http://retro.seals.ch/cntmng?pid=smp-001:1957:37::657
Heim, A. (1878): Untersuchungen Þber den Mechanismus der Gebirgsbildung im Anschluss an die geologische Monographie der TÃķdi-WindgÃĪllen-Gruppe.
Piperoff, Chr. (1897): Geologie des Calanda. In: BeitÃĪge zur geologischen Karte der Schweiz. Neue Folge, VII. Lieferung.
Weber, F. (1934): Linthal-Tierfehd-Sandalp-Clariden-TÃķdi-Punteglias- Truns. In: Geologischer FÞhrer der Schweiz.
Eugster, Hans Peter (1951) Petrographische Untersuchungen im Gebiete der Val Russein (Aarmassiv-Ostende). Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen: 31(1): 1-131.
Epprecht, W. (1957): Unbekannte schweizerische Eisenerzgruben sowie Inventar und Karte aller Eisen- und Manganerz-Vorkommen der Schweiz. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen 37 (2), 238-246.
BÃķhm, Ch. (1986): Geologie und Petrographie im Gebiet von Val Russein und Val Gliems.
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