Carrière de la Plâtrière, Granges (Lens), Sion (Sitten), Valais (Wallis), Suisse (Schweiz; Svizzera)
Active gypsum quarry.
Owned by RIGIPS AG.
Nearly all of the minerals listed by Ansermet et al. (2011) were found on a dump with quarry material (close to the quarry itself), which is now covered with soil.
Located in Lens Community (between Sion and Sierre/Siders).
References
- Frey (1954)
- Ansermet, S., Meisser, N. & Cuchet, S. (2011): Ein Hauch Carrara im Wallis - zur Mineralogie des Steinbruchs La Plâtrière in Lens. Schweizer Strahler 2/2011, 2-17 (in German/French).
Mineral List
35 entries listed. 33 valid minerals.
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