Home Page About Mindat The Mindat Manual History of Mindat Copyright Status Who We Are Our Science Mindat Newsletter [Free Download]Contact Us

Donate to Mindat Sponsor a Page Corporate Sponsorship Sponsored Pages

Learning Center What Is a Mineral?The Most Common Minerals on Earth Information for Educators Mindat Articles Mindat Newsletter [Free Download]The Elements The Mineral Quiz

Search Form Minerals by Properties Minerals by Chemistry Mineral Visual Explorer Advanced Locality Search Random Mineral Random Locality Search by minID Minerals by Country Alphabetical Mineral Index Alphabetical Locality Search Mineral Association Search List of Countries Localities Near Me Photo Search Search Articles Search Glossary The Rock H. Currier Digital Library More Search Options

The Mindat Manual Add a New Photo Rate Photos Locality Edit Report Coordinate Completion Report Add Glossary Item

Minerals Petrology Fossils Meteorites Geologic Time

Mining Companies Statistics Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations Mineral Shows & Events Device Settings Time Machine

Read Discussions Identification Request

Photo Search Photo Galleries Search by Colour Photo Colour Explorer New Photos Today New Photos Yesterday Members' Photo Galleries Past Photo of the Day Gallery Photography

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland i
Regional Level Types
Leissigen Municipality
Interlaken-Oberhasli Administrative District
Bern Canton
Switzerland Country

Regional Level Types
Leissigen	Municipality
Interlaken-Oberhasli	Administrative District
Bern	Canton
Switzerland	Country

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.

Photos Maps Search

Standard

Specimen Photos (3)Photos by Color Gallery Photo Statistics Add Photo

Mineral Search Similar Localities Predictive Mineralogy Search Google

Gypsum

Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

Gypsum

Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

Gypsum

Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

Gypsum

Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

Gypsum

Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

Gypsum

Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

Gypsum

Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Leissigen	872 (2013)

Mindat Locality ID:

286920

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:286920:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

View 24 more...

French:

Leissigen, Arrondissement administratif d'Interlaken-Oberhasli, Berne, Suisse

German:

Leissigen, Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Schweiz

Italian:

Leissigen, Circondario di Interlaken-Oberhasli, Berna, Svizzera

Romansh:

Leissigen, Circul administrativ d'Interlaken-Oberhasli, Berna, Svizra

Russian:

Лайссиген, Интерлакен-Оберхасли, Берн, Швейцария

Simplified Chinese:

萊錫銀, 伯尔尼高地, 伯恩州, 瑞士

Spanish:

Leissigen, Distrito administrativo de Interlaken-Oberhasli, Berna, Suiza

Albanian:

Leissigen, Berni, Zvicra

Alemannic:

Leissigen, Kanton Bern, Schwiz (Schwiiz)

Basque:

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli barruti administratiboa, Berna, Suitza

Catalan:

Leissigen, Districte administratiu d'Oberaargau, Cantó de Berna, Suïssa

Cebuano:

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Canton de Berne, Swisa

Chuvash:

Лайссиген, Берн, Швейцари

Dutch:

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Zwitserland

Esperanto:

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Berno, Svisujo

Hungarian:

Leissigen, Bern kanton, Svájc

Japanese:

ライッシゲン, インターラーケン＝オーバーハスリ区, ベルン, スイス

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Лайссиген, Берн, Швейцария

Lombard:

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Berna, Svizera

Malay:

Leissigen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Kantonen Bern, Sveits

Occitan:

Leissigen, Bèrna, Soïssa

Piedmontese:

Leissigen, Berna, Svìssera

Polish:

Leissigen, Berno, Szwajcaria

Portuguese:

Leissigen, Berna, Suíça

Swedish:

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Bern, Schweiz

Venetian:

Leissigen, Berna, Svìzera

Vietnamese:

Leissigen, Bern, Thụy Sĩ

Volapük:

Leissigen, Jveizän

Waray:

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Swiza

Welsh:

Leissigen, Bern, Y Swistir

No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Locality: Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.41

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.140

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.41

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

Locality: Gypsum quarry, Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland

References:

Stalder, H.A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S., Stuker, P. (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf.p.186

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Fossils

This region is too big or complex to display the fossil list, try looking at smaller subregions.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leissigen
Wikidata ID:	Q65300
GeoNames ID:	7286306

Localities in this Region

Switzerland

Bern
- Interlaken-Oberhasli
  - Leissigen
    - Gypsum quarry

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

Quick NavTop Mineral List Fossils Other Databases Localities in Region

Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: October 21, 2026 01:26:54 Page updated: August 14, 2025 04:38:00

Go to top of page

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, SwitzerlandiRegional Level TypesLeissigenMunicipality Interlaken-OberhasliAdministrative District BernCanton SwitzerlandCountry function showexplain() { $("#locexplain").toggle(); if (typeof movemap === "function") movemap(); }

Select Mineral List Type

Mineral List

Detailed Mineral List:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

Other Databases

Localities in this Region

Leissigen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland i
Regional Level Types
Leissigen Municipality
Interlaken-Oberhasli Administrative District
Bern Canton
Switzerland Country