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Simplon pass area, Brig, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Simplonpassgebiet, Brig, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)

Under this header, the localities north and northeast of the Simplon pass are listed. The localities south of the pass and around Simplon village belong to the Ossola Valley, which continues into Italy.

References

- Hetherington, C.J., Gieré, R. and Graeser, S. (2003) Composition of barium-rich white micas from the Berisal complex, Simplon region, Switzerland. Canadian Mineralogist 41, 1281-1291.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Actinolite
Aikinite
Albite
var: Pericline
Anatase
Anhydrite
Ankerite
'Apatite'
Armenite
Arsenopyrite
Asbecasite
Baryte
Biotite
Calcite
Celestine
Celsian
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Dawsonite
Dolomite
Epidote
Fluorapatite
Fluorite
Galena
Ganterite (TL)
'Garnet'
Goyazite
Gypsum
Hematite
var: Iron Rose
Hyalophane
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Laumontite
Magnesioriebeckite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
'Mica Group'
Muscovite
var: Barian Muscovite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rutile
var: Sagenite (of Saussure)
Siderite
var: Pistomesite
Smythite
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Sulphur
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Zircon
Zoisite


57 entries listed. 42 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

Switzerland

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