Messerbach (Mässerbach), Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld), Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)
A dolomite outcrop, located only 200 m from the famous Lengenbach quarry. Sulphosalts are rare (the most common one is jordanite).
NOTE: Scapolite (Marialite-Meionite series) is not included in the list, because only muscovite pseudomorphs after scapolite ("Pinite") have been found.
References
- Graeser, St. (1965): Die Mineralfunde im Dolomit des Binnatales. Schweiz. Miner. Petrogr. Mitt., 45, 597-795.
- Graeser, S., and Hoefs, J. (1968): Schwefelisotopenuntersuchungen an Sulfiden und Sulfosalzen des Binnatales. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 17, 165-172.
- U. Kolitsch und F. C. A. de Wit (1996): Die Mineralien vom Messerbach im Binntal. Lapis 21 (9), 23-31; 58. (in German)
- Gabriel, W. & Graeser, S. (2005): Neues aus der Dolomitzone Lengenbach-Mässerbach. Schweizer Strahler 39 (3), 28-31. (in German & French)
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