Latitude: 47°4'3"N
Longitude: 9°26'2"E
Grube Gonzen, Sargans, Alvier-Gruppe, St Gallen, Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)
Ancient Fe-Mn mine, abandoned in 1966.
Refs.:
- Epprecht, W. (1946) Die Eisen- und Manganerze der Gonzen. Beiträge zur Geologie der Schweiz, Geotechnische Serie 24.
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 245.
- Pfeifer, H.-R., Oberhänsli, H., and Epprecht, W. (1988) Geochemical evidences for a synsedimentary hydrothermal origin of Jurassic iron-manganese deposits at Gonzen (Sargans, Helvetic Alps, Switzerland) Marine Geology: 84: 257-272.
Swiss coordinates for Gonzen Mt. (1829 m) are 751´545 / 214´870.
Mineral List
22 entries listed. 19 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).
The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please
register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Mineral and Locality Search
