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Gischi glacier (incl. Gischihorn Mt.), Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

(Gischigletscher (einschl. Gischihorn), Kriegalptal (Chriegalptal), Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera))

The Gischi glacer is situated on the west slope of the Gischihorn. In general, both names refer to the same collecting area.
The coordinates given are those of the Gischihorn (3083 m; Swiss coordinates: 659´785 / 129´710).



References:
- de Wit, F.C.A. and van der Burgt, A. (1996): De Gischigletscher (Binntal, Wallis, Zwitserland): over strahlen, kluften en de geologie & mineralogie. Gea, 29 (4), 115-125 (in Dutch).
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/ch/combielanza/
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/ch/gischigletscher/





Map Reference: 46°18'58"N , 8°12'53"E

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Mineral List:
Actinolite
'Adularia'
Albite
Allanite-(Ce)
Almandine
Anatase
Anhydrite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Aragonite
Asbecasite
Azurite
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Brookite
Cafarsite
Calcite
Chernovite-(Y)
Clinochlore
var: Ripidolite

Crichtonite
'Dravite-Schorl Series'
Epidote
Fluorite
Gasparite-(Ce)
Goethite
Gold
Hematite
Jarosite
Magnetite
Malachite
Meta-autunite
Metatorbernite
Milarite
Mimetite
Muscovite
Opal
var: Opal-AN

Phenakite
Phengite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Rock Crystal
var: Smoky Quartz
Rutile
Scheelite
Senaite
Siderite
Sphalerite
'Stilbite'
Sulphur
Synchysite-(Ce)
Tilasite
Titanite
Torbernite
Wulfenite
Xenotime-(Y)
Zálesíite


56 entries listed. 47 valid minerals.

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