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Rufibach and Wenger cleft, Tierberge, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerlandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rufibach and Wenger cleft | Cleft |
| Tierberge | Group of Mountains |
| Oberaar lake area | Area |
| Guttannen | Municipality |
| Interlaken-Oberhasli | Administrative District |
| Bern | Canton |
| Switzerland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 32' 46'' North , 8° 13' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ulrichen | 246 (2017) | 8.3km |
| Oberwald | 277 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Bellwald | 444 (2016) | 13.9km |
| Grindelwald | 3,730 (2013) | 16.4km |
| Fiesch | 1,003 (2015) | 17.5km |
Other Languages:
German:
Rufibach- und Wengerkluft, Tierberge, Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Schweiz
Cleft, 1 m wide and ca. 4 m deep, developed in Central Aare granite at 2910 m a.s.l. on the south slope of Hinterer Tierberg. It was discovered and exploited in 1958 by the "Strahlers" H. Rufibach and A. Wenger.
The cleft yielded about 100 kg of rock crystal and smoky quartz.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Quartz Gwindel Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Quartz Gwindel | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Quartz Gwindel | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Quartz Gwindel | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
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