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Lötschen valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

(Lötschental, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera))

The Lötschen valley (Lötschental) is a northeastern side valley of the Rhône valley. Its rock formations belong to the Aar Massif, of which it more or less represents the western end. Therefore, most of the rocks are typically granites, but most of the minerals are found in the amphibolite formations.




Mineral list contains entries from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  • Acanthite
  • Actinolite
       var: Byssolite
  • 'Aeschynite'
  • Albite
  • 'Allanite'
  • Almandine
  • Anatase
  • Ankerite
  • Apatite-(CaF)
  • Apophyllite-(KF)
  • Argentopyrite
  • Arsenopyrite
  • 'Asbestos'
  • Axinite-(Fe)
  • Baryte
  • Bazzite
  • Brookite
  • Calcite
  • Cannizzarite
  • 'Chabazite'
  • Chalcopyrite
  • 'Chlorite Group'
  • Cosalite
  • Epidote
  • Fluorite
  • 'Gadolinite'
  • Galena
  • Galenobismutite
  • Goethite
  • 'Heulandite'
  • Heulandite-Ca
  • Heyrovskýite
  • Ilmenite
  • Laumontite
  • Lillianite
  • Molybdenite
  • Monazite-(Ce)
  • Muscovite
  • Orthoclase
    var: Adularia
  • Prehnite
  • Pyrargyrite
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
       var: Rock Crystal
       var: Sceptre Quartz
  • Rutile
  • Scheelite
  • Scolecite
  • Siderite
  • Silver
  • Sphalerite
  • Stephanite
  • 'Stilbite'
  • Sulphur
  • Talc
  • Titanite
  • Todorokite
  • Xenotime-(Y)
  • Xilingolite


    61 entries listed. 49 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Lötschen valley
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Lötschen valley
        • Goppenstein

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