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Aragonite from
Riffel Alp, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riffel Alp, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1479959
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1479959:0
GUID (UUID V4):f86f4304-d723-49d3-a91c-50972b9cd93a
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
18.3km (11.4 miles) Cignana Lake (Tsignanaz Lake), Valtournenche, Aosta Valley, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) Kaltenberg Mine, Blüomatttälli, Turtmann Valley, Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland
22.8km (14.2 miles) Baicolliou Mine, Grimentz, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
26.3km (16.3 miles) Les Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
26.5km (16.5 miles) Lower Collioux Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
26.5km (16.5 miles) Gosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
30.5km (18.9 miles) Ponte delle Capre (Pont des Chèvres) area, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy
31.3km (19.4 miles) Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
31.5km (19.6 miles) Montjovet intake channel ("Piazzale"), Montjovet, Aosta Valley, Italy
37.0km (23.0 miles) Scopello Village slag locality, Scopello, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
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Book (edition)
Hans A. Stalder: Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland. Hugo Strunz: Institute of Mineralogy, Technical...example, calcite CaCOg (14.1.1.1) has a polymorph aragonite (14.1.3.1), while vaterite (14.1.2.1) has yet...pseudomorphs have been observed after cuprite, aragonite, calcite, azurite, chalcocite, and antlerite....Grasshopper Mt., Tulameen, BC, Canada; Kaltenberg, Valais, Switzerland; Bogota, near Canala, New Caledonia; Mt....intrusion, NWT, Canada; Selva, near Poschiavo, Switzerland; Oko, near Koti, Japan; Red Hills, Wairaw R.
Book (volume)
of lime may take the form either of calcite or aragonite. The calcite crystals are rhombohedral, optically...optically uniaxal, and cleave easily, while the aragonite cleave badly, belong to the rhombic system, and... and district, is found the Amoor on the Riffel Alp, at a height of 6000 feet.1 Vertigo arctica Wall
 
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