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Grossular from
Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grossular data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:484838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:484838:7
GUID (UUID V4):53b9b5dc-9d52-469a-a1bc-1fec6739f8ec
Nearest other occurrences of Grossular
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘPolluce (Pollux), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPasso di Verra area (Zwillingsjoch area), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBreithorn, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSchwĂ€rze (SchwĂ€rze glacier), Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘGobba di Rollin, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘRocca di Verra, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘKlein Matterhorn (Chli Matterhorn), Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMonte Rosso di Verra, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBlu Lake (Bleu Lake), Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘTzĂ©re Valley (Alpe di Tzere), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
References
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Book (edition)
Ltd. London als »A Guide to the Minerals of Switzerland« 1966 in englischer Sprache. 1m gleichen Jahr...Kalksilikatfelse) Aktinolith grOn Diopsid grOn Epidot grOn Grossular rotbraun Laumontit weiB Omphacit grOnlich Skapolith...Gesteine, auch Marmore) braunlich Val Cama GR grOn Zermatt VS orange Bergell-Ostrand GR grOn Loderio TI blau...Puschlav GR weiB Zermatt VS grOn Val Traversagna GR braunrot Val di Pecci a TI blaulich Zermatt VS rot Alpe...Alpe Arami TI blauschwarz Glarnisch GL grOn Zermatt VS blauschwarz Bergell-Ostrand GR lichtgrOn Mompe-Medel
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trĂ€gt den Titel «A guide to the minerals of Switzerland», weil das BĂŒchlein auch als Begleiter auf Wanderungen...Gadolinit Gips Gismondin Goethit Gold Granat Grossular HĂ€matit Hamlinit Heulandit Hyalophan Ilmenit Jamesonit...Aktinolithschiefer Val d’Arbedo Korund Stockhorn (Zermatt) Quarzlinsen in Lazulith Glimmerschiefer Alpe Arami...Tremolit Chloritoid Diopsid Disthen Glaukophan Grossular Hornblende f) ErzlagerstĂ€tten In den Schweizer...Erzadern auf Alp MĂŒrtschen. Als Kluft­ mineral von Zermatt erwĂ€hnt. HeazJewoodit Ni2S2. Als unregelmĂ€ĂŸige
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UniversitĂ€t Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1-3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland Laboratorium fĂŒr chemische und mineralogische...UniversitĂ€t Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland ABSTRACT Single-crystal X-ray study of different...pectolite calcite Medium grade (~300–500 °C) grossular (“hessonite”) diopside Mg-chlorite prehnite epidote...X18 Ca REE U Th Pb Bi Sb High grade (>500 °C) grossular diopside wollastonite calcite monticellite melilite...point detector is superior to measurement with an area-detector although the precision may be similar (Herbstein
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the private Bally foundation at Schonenwerd, Switzerland; and the Folch Museum at Barcelona, Spain. Because...Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly because they...catalogued, at an Ecole Cen- Part of the exhibition area 14 trale, during the subsequent French regime....collections of timber specimens. The mineral display area is small (ca.30m 2), and adjoins a geoscience exhibit...rose", 10cm across, from Fibbia, St Gotthard, Switzerland. lnstitut fur Mineralogie und Lagerstattenlehre
Report (issue)
bronze implements. The mine is now abandoned and ... area inhabitants say that they no longer produce copper...Giovanni, the Gulf of Biodola, the Monte Orello area, Magazzini, the outskirts of Portoferraio, the Gulf...already a trade center for the mines of the Campiglia area. With its proximity to the rich forests of Maremma...abroad. While in Europe Fersman traveled to Switzerland and Italy before returning to Russia in 1910...renewed mining efforts in the San Piero-San Ilario area. Adam was a mining engineer with experience in the
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pressure either locally or extending over a large area, it is said to be metamorphosed. There will be alteration...The wood of the ‘pencil’ is replaced by metal. The area to be tested should be the pure mineral, not a coating...museum, if the serious collector knows that the area in which he has been operating is mineralogically...rock crystal. Finest examples come from central Switzerland, especially from the Binntal, Tavetsch and St...and from Shanxi (China). Forms a series with grossular. Anglesite PbSOj Barite group Hardness 2.5-3
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only about distance from a better known town in the area but also about the administrative regional units...common terms are not abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and...SwitzerlandItaly, overlooking Binntal, Valais canton, Switzerland, also crystals in Obersulzbachtal Valley...Kaltenberg mine, Turtmanntal Valley, Valais canton, Switzerland. In individual crystals to 1 mat Djida...Akhtaragdite - formerly considered as a mixture of grossular, kaolinite, dolomite, and chlorite, in loose pseudomorphs
Book (edition)
3-85977-002-0 Copyright by Wepf & Co., Basel Printed in Switzerland Buchdruckcrci Birkhauser AG, Basel inTIWNRI...Konitzer, Bern; J. D. Kramers, Bern; G. Kronig, Zermatt; Th. Kupfer, Bern; Dr.T. Labhart, Bern; S. Lareida...XI 1111111 111 ïżœ \\ ,. II Fundgebiet 12: Zermatt-Saas (H. A. Stalder) Fundortgruppen 12a bis 12d...tektonischen Senken zwischen Mont-Blanc-Massiv und Zermatt oder im ostalpi­ nen Raum von Siid-, Mittel- und...Walliser Penninikum (Gebiet des Binnatales und von Zermatt) charak­ teristisch und di.irfte das Ergebnis der
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chemist; produced research and publications in the area of inorganic and mineralogical chemistry; author...district, South Africa. garronite, Garron plateau area of Antrim, Ireland. huanghoite, Huang Ho River in...instead of the correct locality in Val Giuf, Switzerland. Some believe that Val Milar was deliberately...from the Roman name Sursass for Oberhalbstein, Switzerland. sursassite, from Variscia, an ancient name...almandine, ypessartine), ugrandite (wvarovite, grossular, andradite). Such words serve as mnemonic aids
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
spath ) Ryakolith Nephelin (El'iolith) Herschelit Pollux, B r t h p t . Natruo (K,Ne)Si+'dSi3 K ) Si+ilSi... 496 (2 R8Si*+ 3$ + I) 3 Mg k Talkailicat v. Zermatt 2 ( R8Sia+3 g)+3M gk Bergholz 3(Mg%+&)+(ge&'+2k)...R3%+iGrossular, Ka51. XI. neelstcio, Holnanzo- + + + wit)
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along very regular, planar surfaces Pages 4-5: Grossular and GOOD CLEAVAGE =B= the planes of cleavage...Tetrahedrite and realgar from the Binn Valley, Switzerland Pages 70-71: Fluorite crystals from the People's...evaporite deposits in sedimentary rocks throughout the area. As a result of the volcanic activity typically...skarn. Top: Rhombododecahedral crystals of grossular formed through contact metamorphism. Above: Inclusion...summit of Pizzo Forno in the Ticino Canton of Switzerland. A particular type of metamorphism, known as
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
kurzprismatischen Krystallen entwickelt und ebenso Grossular. Zwischen diesen ausgebildeten Mineralien sitzt...M6m. 7, 168. Geol. of Haliburton and Bancroft Area. Brought to you by | New York University Bobst...Fundstelle am Tscherwandune (BinneDtal), am Pollux bei Zermatt. d) T y p u s R o ß r ĂŒ c k e n . In dem
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
r a m m a t i t s. T r e m o l i t . Granat (Grossular) v. E i s e n k a p p e l , V o r k . , 184. —...— v. Franklin F u r n a c e , Ν. J . 597. — (Grossular) Îœ. F r i e d e b e r g , Habitus 182. — v. d... Drehung derselben durch gedrehte Struct. 283. Pollux Îœ. Hebron, Spectralanalyse 639. Polyadelphit v... — v. Ural, Pseudom. n. Olivin 430, 431. — v. Zermatt, Entwickelnng v. Gasen b. Erhitzen 285. Serpentinartiges...Quirico u. Pitigliano, Vork. 511. — (Sphen) v. Zermatt, Spectralanalyse 639. Toluol, DurchlĂ€ssigkeit f
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pyrit. Grauspießglanz 209. Eisenknehelit 438. Grossular 526—531. Eisenoxyd 1 2 ^ 126. Greenockit 116,...Plagioklase 298, 299, 30 3. Plancheit 551. Platin 109. Pollux 338. Pr . . . 110. PrCh . ‱ ‱ 219, 220. P r a
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Greenockit 203. GrĂŒnerit 196. GrĂŒnlingit 203. Grossular 177. Guanajuatit 203. Guanit 187. Guarinit 177...Plumbojarosit 583, 584, 587. Polianit 180. Pollucit 192. Pollux 192. Polyargyrit 205. Polybasit 205. Polydymit
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(Waadt) verschieden, -c Vorkommen vorstehend Wallis (Valais) vulkanisch, -c W West, Westen, westlich z....thrin. Forstcrit, Galenit, Gmclinit, Graphit. Grossular, Harzburgit. Hemimorphit, Hculandit, Hypersthen...16/B/5) N-Ausgang d. OT Auerbach Stbr. Fa. Linck: Grossular (18/205). Benzenböhlskopf: (Darmstadt-Dieburg/Hess...Chalcedon, Desmin, Epi­ dot. Erythrin, Galenit, Grossular, Hcssonit, MolybdÀnil, Pyrrhotin, Safflorit, Sphalcrit...am Schanzenköpflc: Andradit, Digenit. Epidot, Grossular. Quarz; ENEv. Sch. Pingen eh. Bgb. (HF): Baryt
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is found at Alston Moor (England), the Tri-State area (USA), Broken Hill (NSW, Australia), Kapnik (Hungary)...fluorite and quartz. It is mined in the Tri-State area of Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas (USA), Broken Hill...Republic), Derbyshire (England) and the Tri-State minlng area (USA). Nodules with a radiating internal structure...is found at the Lengenbach Quarry (Binnental, Switzerland), Segen Gottes (Black Forest, Germany), Quiluvrllca...but are found at Nagyag (Romania), Binnental (Switzerland), Matra (Corsica), Manhattan (Nevada, USA) and
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is found at Alston Moor (England), the Tri-State area (USA), Broken Hill (NSW, Australia), Kapnik (Hungary)...fluorite and quartz. It is mined in the Tri-State area of Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas (USA), Broken Hill...Republic), Derbyshire (England) and the Tri-State minlng area (USA). Nodules with a radiating internal structure...is found at the Lengenbach Quarry (Binnental, Switzerland), Segen Gottes (Black Forest, Germany), Quiluvrllca...but are found at Nagyag (Romania), Binnental (Switzerland), Matra (Corsica), Manhattan (Nevada, USA) and
Book (edition)
metamorphism in an area by examining the mineralogy of the rocks over a wide area. Metamorphic rocks...sea), pit amber (dug up, especially from the Baltic area), clear, massive, fancy, cloudy, frothy, fatty and...Washington, Oregon, and California (Columbia Plateau area). Houghton Co.,Mich. New Jersey: Watchung basalt...India: Deccan Plateau. Nova Scotia: Bay of Fundy area. Mt. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec. Also: Scotland, Ireland...e = 2.488-2.497. abundant. the Fracture Switzerland: gem material from the Alpine regions. Brazil:
Book (edition)
metamorphism in an area by examining the mineralogy of the rocks over a wide area. Metamorphic gional...Talc, Some Diffusivity 2829 0.0133 0.00969 Grossular: Connecticut Elbaite: problem. Density 0.206... 2 Brazil -4.6 0.0 -4.5 -20.4 -27.0 19.1 Switzerland 77 35 59 70 Illinois 17 20.3 -25.1 oval...Andradite medium green olive green brown Demantoid Grossular medium green medium orange 0.47 0.51 0.33 0...9/9.2 1.6G 4.3/8.9 Germany 1.0 -40.0 -6.0 Switzerland 52 25 46 52 35 Italy 51 41.7 52.6 51.5 42
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metamorphism in an area by examining the mineralogy of the rocks over a wide area. Metamorphic rocks...sea), pit amber (dug up, especially from the Baltic area), clear, massive, fancy, cloudy, frothy, fatty and...Washington, Oregon, and California (Columbia Plateau area). Houghton Co.,Mich. Nel1 1 Jersey: Watchung basalt...India: Deccan Plateau. Nova Scotia: Bay of Fundy area. Mt. Ste. Hilaire, Quebec. Also: Scotland, Ireland...England,· Wales; Norway; France; Italy; U.S.S.R. Switzerland: gem material from the Alpine regions. Brazil:
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chrysoberyl has an unusual bluish cast around the area of the “eye”, and blemishes on its surface. Pavilion...| Streak White | Locations Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Afghanistan Lazulite in quartz... Naturally coloured banding Rose quartz Dyed area Rock crystal Agate Crystallized agate Dyed agate...pollucite is one of two minerals named after Castor and Pollux, the Gemini twins in Greek mythology (see box,...facets on the pavilion. Step-cut facets Castor and Pollux Mythological warriors Octagonal step cut | Cut
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
e a n d e S t . G i l l e s erhalten, sowie fĂŒr Pollux, Milarit u. s. w.). 4 0 . Als Hauptresultat der...Piemontit). 26. G r a n a t e (Andradit, Almandin, Grossular, Pyrop, Spessartin, Uwarowit, Melanit). 27. V... Wiluit). 28. Prehnit. 29. Cordierit, Lievrit, Pollux (deren Stellung ist sehr zweifelhaft). 30. Zeolithe(Thomsonit
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for the gemstones have been placed in the general area where the gemstones are found. that there are no...Kaliningrad Oblast—partofthe Russian ; federation. The area isinformally called Yantarny Kray, or “the Amber...be sawn to remove poor areas, Separate a gemmy area from within a larger stone, or create a preliminary...discovered in Colorado, USA, in the 1850s, in the area of Cripple Creek, on the western side of Pike’s...Pike’s Peak. Other discoveries soon followed in the area of Clear Creek, Colorado, and the city of Denver developed
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Liroconite from Cornwall, England Pages 4-5: Grossular and diopside from the Susa Valley, Piedmont, Italy...Tetrahedrite and realgar from the Binn Valley, Switzerland Pages 70-71: Ruorite crystals from the People's...evaporite deposits in sedimentary rocks throughout the area. As a result of the volcanic activity typically...summit of Pizzo Forno in the Ticino Canton of Switzerland. A particular type of metamorphism, known as...crystals of characteristic minerals, such as grossular, epidote, diopside, scapolite and vesuvianite
 
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