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Grande Dixence power station, Zmuttbach Valley, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Grande Dixence power stationConstruction Site
Zmuttbach ValleyValley
ZermattMunicipality
VispDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 0' 23'' North , 7° 42' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zermatt6,629 (2016)3.1km
TΓ€sch831 (2016)8.5km
Breuil-Cervinia753 (2014)10.2km
Randa421 (2016)11.6km
Paquier995 (2014)15.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
188937
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188937:9
GUID (UUID V4):
fa951489-5210-4dd0-92f7-85b81356df19
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kraftwerk Grande Dixence, Zmuttbachtal, Zermatt, Mattertal, Gebiet Zermatt - Saas Fee, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


Finds from the construction of ducts and tunnels around 1977.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'var. Byssolite'-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

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Wikipedia:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac_des_Dix
Wikidata ID:Q5834768

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