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Sphalerite from
Allalin area, Saas-Almagell, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mineral Occurrence Area
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allalin area, Saas-Almagell, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:484999
Long-form Identifier:1:3:484999:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘFelskinn, Fee Glacier, Saas-Fee, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘRimpfischwÃĪng range, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘTheodul glacier, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘBrunegg pass, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘKlein Matterhorn (Chli Matterhorn), Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCani Mine, Vanzone con San Carlo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘKaltenberg Mine, BlÞomatttÃĪlli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘVernecs-sur-Pralong, Zinal, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘLaulosses, Zinal, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘGrand-Praz Mine, Ayer, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
References
Bracke, Christian (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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