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Obergesteln, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerlandi
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ObergestelnVillage
ObergomsMunicipality
GomsDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 30' 55'' North , 8° 19' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.51528,8.32611
GeoHash:
G#: u0mbt7ygh
GRN:
N32E05
Type:
Village
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ulrichen246 (2017)1.7km
Oberwald277 (2017)2.9km
Bellwald444 (2016)15.9km
Ponte159 (2014)17.1km
Formazza448 (2012)17.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
107727
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107727:1
GUID (UUID V4):
5364a96c-504e-4205-ae98-540f225f242f
Name(s) in local language(s):
Obergesteln, Goms, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


Village and former municipality in the district of Goms. On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Obergesteln, Ulrichen, and Oberwald merged into the new municipality of Obergoms.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Pericline
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2β“˜ Ankerite
Fe1-xSβ“˜ Pyrrhotite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜var. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Pericline9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11

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References

Stalder, H. A., de Quervain, F. Niggli, E., Graeser, S. (1973): Die Mineralfunde der Schweiz, p. 116.
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