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Mont Terri motorway tunnel, Courgenay, Porrentruy, Jura, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Mont Terri motorway tunnelTunnel
CourgenayCommune
PorrentruyDistrict
JuraCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 23' 56'' North , 7° 9' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.39905,7.15119
GRN:
N32E04
Type:
Tunnel
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cornol894 (2017)1.3km
Courgenay2,106 (2017)2.1km
Alle1,693 (2017)3.3km
Miécourt454 (2017)3.7km
Saint-Ursanne683 (2013)3.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
482279
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:482279:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A 4,068-meter (2.5-mile) two-lane vehicular tunnel on Switzerland's A16 Transjurane motorway, passing through the Mont Terri anticline in the Jura Mountains between St. Ursanne and Courgenay.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Hexahydrite
Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘHexahydrite7.CB.25Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

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References

Thury, M., Bossart, P. (1999) The Mont Terri rock laboratory, a new international research project in a Mesozoic shale formation, in Switzerland. Engineering Geology, 52 (3). 347-359 doi:10.1016/s0013-7952(99)00015-0
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