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Ruossilauinen (Rüezilöwinu), Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Ruossilauinen (Rüezilöwinu)- not defined -
Gampel-BratschMunicipality
LeukDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 20' 28'' North , 7° 44' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gampel1,386 (2013)2.9km
Bratsch490 (2013)3.9km
Niedergesteln615 (2016)4.1km
Erschmatt313 (2014)5.0km
Raron1,901 (2013)5.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
108334
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:108334:0
GUID (UUID V4):
8f1015e5-5c3f-462b-8ac2-07b26ea6ad47
Name(s) in local language(s):
Ruossilauinen (Rüezilöwinu), Goppenstein, Lötschental, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


Finds of axinite-(Fe) crystals up to 1 cm, often on quartz, are reported from amphibolites in the Ruossilauinen (Rüezilöwinu) gully and, on the other side of the valley, from road construction works south of Goppenstein.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Axinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
BBoron
B Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
OOxygen
O Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
SiSilicon
Si Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Si QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
FeIron
Fe Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH

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