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Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Turtschi, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland

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Turtschi dolomite outcrop in 1981

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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The Turschi dolomite outcrop (1993)

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Turtschi, Binntal

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Turtschi dolomite outcrop in 1981

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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The Turschi dolomite outcrop (1993)

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Turtschi, Binntal

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Turtschi dolomite outcrop in 1981

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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The Turschi dolomite outcrop (1993)

Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 22' 0'' North , 8° 11' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.36694,8.19417
GRN:
N31E05
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ernen374 (2016)5.2km
Fiesch1,003 (2015)5.8km
Lax315 (2016)6.4km
Bellwald444 (2016)7.2km
Grengiols496 (2016)7.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
3236
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3236:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Turtschi, Giessen, Binntal, Wallis, Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


Small dolomite outcrop with some rare sulphosalts.

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Mineral List


33 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aikinite
Formula: CuPbBiS3
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cosalite
Formula: Pb2Bi2S5
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Dufrénoysite
Formula: Pb2As2S5
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Geocronite
Formula: Pb14Sb6S23
ⓘ Giessenite (TL)
Formula: Pb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Type Locality:
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Izoklakeite
Formula: Pb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
ⓘ Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane
Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Molybdenite-3R'
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Nuffieldite
Formula: Cu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Seligmannite
Formula: PbCuAsS3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘSeligmannite2.GA.50PbCuAsS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘAikinite2.HB.05aCuPbBiS3
ⓘGiessenite (TL)2.HB.10bPb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
ⓘIzoklakeite2.HB.10bPb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
ⓘDufrénoysite2.HC.05dPb2As2S5
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘCosalite2.JB.10Pb2Bi2S5
ⓘNuffieldite2.JB.25gCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7
ⓘGeocronite2.JB.30aPb14Sb6S23
ⓘJordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘBeyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline
var. Hyalophane		9.FA.30(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Molybdenite-3R'-MoS2
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Sⓘ DufrénoysitePb2As2S5
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Sⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Sⓘ IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Sⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Sⓘ Molybdenite-3RMoS2
Sⓘ NuffielditeCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Cuⓘ IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ NuffielditeCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7
Cuⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ DufrénoysitePb2As2S5
Asⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Asⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ Molybdenite-3RMoS2
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Sbⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Sbⓘ IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Sbⓘ NuffielditeCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
PbLead
Pbⓘ AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Pbⓘ DufrénoysitePb2As2S5
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Pbⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Pbⓘ IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Pbⓘ JordanitePb14As6S23
Pbⓘ NuffielditeCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7
Pbⓘ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ AikiniteCuPbBiS3
Biⓘ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Biⓘ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Biⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Biⓘ IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Biⓘ NuffielditeCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7

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Graeser, Stefan (1965) Die Mineralfundstellen im Dolomit des Binnatales. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 45 (2). p.597-795. doi:10.5169/SEALS-35205
Graeser, Stefan, Hoefs, Joachim (1968) Schwefelisotopenuntersuchungen an Sulfiden und Sulfosalzen des Binnatales. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 17(3): 165-172.
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Müller, F. (2012) Geochemische Untersuchungen an Fluideinschlüssen in Kluftquarzkristallen aus den Metadolomiten des Binntales, Kanton Wallis, Schweiz. Master Thesis, University Basel, Switzerland, 78 pages.
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