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Riffel Alp, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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(Riffelalp, Zermatt, Mattertal, Gebiet Zermatt - Saas Fee, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera))

Sulphidic mineralizations in serpentinites.
Located below the Riffelhorn, south of Zermatt.





Mineral List:
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 58]
  		•  Awaruite
    Ni
     
    3
    		Fe
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 58]
  		•  Bravoite
    (Fe,Ni)S
     
    2
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 84]
  		•  Heazlewoodite
    Ni
     
    3
    		S
     
    2
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 211.]
  		•  Morenosite
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 282.]
  		•  Nesquehonite
    MgCO
     
    3
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 288.]
  		•  Nickelhexahydrite
    (Ni,Mg,Fe)SO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 282.]
    Site Photo
    Riffel Alp, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
    © Arliguie M
  		•  Pentlandite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 58]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 58]


    9 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

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