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Coloradoite from
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


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Coloradoite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
08319610017721253696520.jpg
Coloradoite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Coloradoite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Coloradoite
Formula:HgTe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Philrothite1
Realgar1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coloradoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:856192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:856192:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
XRD and WDS analyses by Prof. Nestola (Padua, I), October 2013. As tiny inclusions in sinnerite (see also http://fglb.clubdesk.ch/clubdesk/www).
Bindi, Luca, Makovicky, Emil, Nestola, Fabrizio, De Battisti, Luca (2013) Sinnerite, Cu6As4S9, from the Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Switzerland: description and re-investigation of the crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51 (6) 851-860 doi:10.3749/canmin.51.6.851
Roth, P., Raber, T. (2023) Le Lengenbach démontre une fois de plus son caractère unique: des cristaux insolites de coloradoïte. Schweizer Strahler, 57 (4) 1-2
 
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