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Pyrite from
Simplon Railway tunnel (north section), Termen, Brig, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile4
K Feldspar4
- var Adularia4
Dolomite4
Anhydrite4
Quartz4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Simplon Railway tunnel (north section), Termen, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:386240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:386240:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMÃĪlchgrat, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGhiacciaio di Mottiscia, Veglia Alp (Alpe Veglia), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘHillehorn northeast slope, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘVeglia Alp (Alpe Veglia), Varzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘGibelbach, Fiesch, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘRitterpass NE-combe REE-mineralization, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘChriegalp valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBinna tunnel, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘSt German, Raron, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘReckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Weibel, Max; Graeser, Stefan; Oberholzer, Walter F.; Stalder, Hans-Anton; Gabriel, Walter (1990) Die Mineralien der Schweiz [The minerals of Switzerland] (5th ed.). BirkhÃĪuser, Basel, Switzerland. p.1-222. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-7132-7p.165
Wilson, Wendell E. (2023) Alpine Anhydrite from the Simplon Tunnel, Switzerland. The Mineralogical Record, 54 (4) 479-500
 
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