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Lercheltini (Lärcheltini) area, Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Lercheltini (Lärcheltini), Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)

Paragneisses of the Monte Leone nappe. The area encompasses the southern slopes of the upper Binn valley, stretching from northeast of the Lengenbach quarry to the northwest slope of Bochtenhorn mountain. It comprises the following localities (from northeast to southwest):

- Hinterer Kohlergraben
- Vorderer Kohlergraben
- Riggi
- Spissen
- Gorb

NOTE: Some authors also include Balmen in the Lercheltini area.

Refs.:
- Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf (Basel), pp. 568.
- http://binn.strahlen.org/ ("All localities for minerals in the Binntal with detailed description")

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
Almandine
Anatase
'Apatite'
Arsenopyrite
Asbecasite
Biotite
Bournonite
Brookite
Cafarsite
Calcite
Cervandonite-(Ce)
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Chernovite-(Y)
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Epidote
Fetiasite (TL)
Galena
Goethite
Gold
Graeserite (TL)
Hematite
Ilmenite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Magnetite
Malachite
Mimetite
'Molybdenite-2H'
Monazite-(Ce)
Muscovite
Pargasite
Phlogopite
Pyrite
Quartz
Quartz
var: Rock Crystal

var: Smoky Quartz
Rutile
'Sagenite'
Schorl
Scorodite
Sphalerite
Tennantite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Xenotime-(Y)


52 entries listed. 38 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

Switzerland

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