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Celestine from
Waag quarry, Unteriberg, Schwyz, Schwyz, Switzerland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Waag quarry, Unteriberg, Schwyz, Schwyz, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537200:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘKÃĪpfnach mine (KÃĪpfnach-Gottshalden; Gottshalden; Gwandlen; Horgen), Horgen, ZÞrich, Switzerland
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘLimestone quarries, Auenstein, Brugg, Aargau, Switzerland
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘA14 Highway tunnel (Amberg tunnel), GÃķfis, Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘStaffelegg, KÞttigen, Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
74.3km (46.1 miles) ⓘIron mine, Herznach, Laufenburg, Aargau, Switzerland
74.9km (46.6 miles) ⓘZech quarry, NÞziders, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘDolomite quarry, Ludesch, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘSacktobel, Rells valley, Vandans, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘForestry road cut, Valors valley, Ebnit valley, Dornbirn, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘUnter Erlimoos clay pit, Trimbach, GÃķsgen, Solothurn, Switzerland
References
Kipfer, A. (1984): Die Mineral-Paragenese im Schrattenkalk des Steinbruchs 'Waag' (Unteriberg, Kt. Schwyz). Schweizer Strahler, 1984, Nr. 9, 393-404.
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.119
 
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