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Pyrrhotite from
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arsenopyrite1 photo of Pyrrhotite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality.
Pyrite1 photo of Pyrrhotite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9239:5
GUID (UUID V4):f53ce496-0c51-4c1f-94fb-a33d281446fd
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Mässerbach, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
2.1km (1.3 miles) Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.4km (2.7 miles) Binna tunnel, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.5km (2.8 miles) Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.0km (4.3 miles) Bocchetta d'Arbola (Albrun Pass), Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
14.1km (8.8 miles) Pioda quartz vein, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) Verampio-Crego area, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
17.0km (10.6 miles) Simplon Railway tunnel (north section), Termen, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
20.8km (12.9 miles) Formazzolo Alp (Formazzöö Alp), Calnègia Valley, Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
21.7km (13.5 miles) Grisighorn, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Review The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts... * † Lengenbach Research Association (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach, FGL), Gemeinde Binn, Dorfstr...Dorfstr. 11, 3996 Binn, Switzerland Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstr. 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;...Switzerland; phroth@sunrise.ch Correspondence: thomas.raber@kabelbw.de Anniversary publication—60 years...years of continuous mineral search at Lengenbach and 15 years of FGL. Received: 11 July 2018; Accepted:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland and Mineralogical Institute of the University CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland Probably...excavations in GalloRoman sites in southern Switzerland (Canton Valais, Binn) several crystal treasures were discovered...in particular sulfosalt minerals from the Lengenbach quarry in Binntal-which, at least in part, are still...in several large natural history museums in Switzerland and abroad were assembled (for example, the outstanding...mineral locality in the Alps, namely, the Lengenbach quarry in Binntal. In 1958, due to the initiative
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and genesis of the Lengenbach Pb-Zn-As-Tl-Ba-mineralisation, Binn Valley, Switzerland B.A. Hofmann i, M...Museum of Bern, Bernastrasse 15, CH-3005 Bern, Switzerland 2Institute of Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources...Ziirich, Switzerland Received: I February 1995/Accepted: 10 January 1996 Abstract. The Lengenbach Pb-Zn-As-TI-Ba...mineral component. The genesis of the unique Lengenbach mineralisation is interpreted as the result of...of the Lengenbach mineralisation The Lengenbach mineral occurrence in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland
Report (issue)
4 Total 99.2 [100.2] [100.71] (1) Binntal, Switzerland; by electron microprobe, average of three analyses;...sulfides. Association: dolomite. Galena, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tennantite, seligmannite, geocronite...Distribution: In Switzerland, from Turtschi, between Giessen and Binn, about 2 km from the Lengenbach quarry, Binntal...Binntal, Valais [TL]; and at Lake Zervreila, Vals, Graubünden. From the Bjørkåsen sulfide deposit, Otoften...nearby the Binntal, Switzerland. Type Material: Natural History Museum, Basel, Switzerland, SG393. References:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry in the metamorphic Lengenbach sulfide deposit, Switzerland: Thallium-isotope fractionation...Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany 1 Abstract The Lengenbach (Switzerland) Pb-As-Tl-Zn deposit was formed from a...from the Alpine metamorphic Lengenbach deposit in the Binn Valley of Switzerland, the non-metamorphic Wiesloch...SW of the Lengenbach deposit, which has been discussed as potential source of the Lengenbach metals. (2)...(2) LA-ICP-MS analyses of micas from the Lengenbach deposit and surrounding country rocks between the
Report (issue)
of the strongly magnetic monoclinic phase of pyrrhotite, as inclusions in calcite crystals in quartz... Association: Pyrite, greigite, mackinawite, pyrrhotite, marcasite, magnetite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite...Japan. In the Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, and Trimbach, near Olten, Switzerland. In Germany, from...Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatinate. From the Ceragiola quarry, near Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy. At Wadi Kamal...(1957) Smythite, a new iron sulfide and associated pyrrhotite from Indiana. Amer. Mineral., 42, 309–333. (4)
Book (edition)
nature when observed under XPL; the matrix is pyrrhotite. Left (bottom): Polysynthetic hematite twinning...Colour & Ø Reflectance light brown, similar to pyrrhotite; 40.00 brownish tints; 39.24 light to brownish...visible Internal Twinning Reflect. Troilite yes Pyrrhotite yes Stibnite moderate, light lamellar and... Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Krennerite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Scheelite, Stibnite, Sylvanite, Tetradymite...Pd-Hg minerals, Pentlandite, native Platinum, Pyrrhotite Mercury, Kolymite, Belendorffite, Eugenite, Moschellandsbergite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralogy of sulfide ore is simple: pyrite, pyrrhotite, galena, sphalerite (marmatite), and magnetite...Vol. 59 No. 8 2017 739 there by pyrite with pyrrhotite inclusions; ferrous arsenopyrite (1.08–1.25 f...as well-cut crystals is the Lengenbach mineral occurrence in Switzerland (Baumhauer, 1901), which has...Vol. 59 No. 8 2017 tmann et al., 2014). The Lengenbach occurrence is hosted in Triassic dolomite that...(5) Hemlo, Canada (Harris, 1989); (6) Lengenbach, Switzerland (Palache, 1928). mannite series, was considered
Report (issue)
ores. Association: Realgar, pyrite, sphalerite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, enargite, tetrahedrite– tennantite...Black Forest, Germany. In the Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland. On the Isle of Man, from the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Langangen, Telemark, and (2) the AS Granit larvikite quarry, Tvedalen, Vestfold. In locality 1, ferrochiavennite...NaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2, is a new mineral found at the Poudrette quarry, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Montérégie (formerly Rouville...with microcline, analcime, nepheline, aegirine, pyrrhotite, sodalite, eudialyte-group minerals, natron,...Sinnerite, Cu6As4S9, from the Lengenbach quarry Binn Valley, Switzerland: description and re-investigation...sulfosalt from the famous Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Canton Valais, Switzerland, was originally described
Catalog/List
crystal about 2cm tall and one cm across. Francon Quarry, Quebec Canada £50 2. BERYLLONITE translucent...salmon-pink Barite in the matrix (not fluorescent) Crich Quarry Derbyshire £ I 0 21. HYDROZINCITE visible with...colourless glassy crystals on large Ixl inch rock osa quarry near Rome Italy £8 Fluorescent green with short...dolomitic marble with some pyrite micros Lengenbach mine, Binn ,Switzerland £3 34. CORUNDUM well formed pale...this location closed many years ago. Boyleston quarry Barrhead Scotland £6 40. ANALCIME good coverage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NaY(CO3)2•6H2O T RICLINIC Locality: Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada...Ca3Ge(OH)6(SO4)(CO3)•12H2O H EXAGONAL Locality: Gioia quarry, Colonnata valley, Carrara basin, Apuan Alps, northern...celsian, alforsite, barite, sanbornite, quartz, pyrrhotite and diopside. General appearance: Anhedral to...CO3)(CO3)(OH)6•12H2O H EXAGONAL Locality: The Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada...RTHORHOMBIC Locality: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland. Occurrence: In dolomitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the pegmatite from a blast pile at the Poudrette quarry, Mont Downloaded from https://pubs.geoscienceworld...Cd-rich sphalerite, Cd-rich wurtzite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite. It occurs as fibrous aggregates of needle-shaped...cohenite, schreibersite, nickelphosphide, altaite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, daubreelite, djerfischerite, whitlockite...partially altered (vermiculitized) biotite, sulfides (pyrrhotite, pentlandite, millerite, pyrite, and marcasite)...routhierite isotypic series from Lengenbach, Binn Valley, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine, 79(5),
Catalog/List
botryoidal , small display piece 2x3 Boyleston Quarry, Glasgow Scotland 1 £10 20. ANA•LCIME around a...small 2x2 matrix, good location piece -- Boyleston Quarry south\ofGlasgow, Scotland £8, b) lxl with less...salmon-pink Barite in the matrix (not fluorescent) Crich Quarry Derbyshire £ I 0 28. HYDROXYL-HERDERITE good pale...colourless glassy crystals on large 1x 1 inch rock OAS quarry near Rome Italy £8 32. CALCITE pseudomorph after... quite good coverage with Augite Call Del Peer quarry, Light di Montecompatri Rome Italy) 2x2cm £ I O
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
where arsenopyrite and pyrite react to form pyrrhotite and an As–S melt. The melt forming between 500°...arsénopyrite + pyrite réagissent pour former pyrrhotite et un liquide As–S. Entre 500° et 600°C, dépendant...orebodies that also contain minor amounts of pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. The orebodies, hosted in granulite-grade...interfacial angles of galena, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite against sphalerite. Galena forms 3/28/02, 16:18...Cp: chalcopyrite, Ga: galena, Gar: garnet, Po: pyrrhotite, Sph: sphalerite. 001 40#1-fév-02-2328-01 4
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
unambiguously established that the ores of Lengenbach, Switzerland, partially melted during metamorphism....LOW-GRADE RHODONITIC LEAD LODE 0 Scale in km 3 PYRRHOTITE RICH LODE ROCKS 6 SHEAR ZONE G SILLIMANITE...interstitial sulfides were monomineralic galena or pyrrhotite (Fig. 2B). None of the low-melting-point chalcophile...metamorphism of the Lengenbach polymetallic sulfide mineralisation, Binntal, Switzerland: Mineralium Deposita...and genesis of the Lengenbach Pb-Zn-As-Tl-Ba-mineralisation, Binn Valley, Switzerland: Mineralium Deposita
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
species of thallium sulfosalt from Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland. Can. Mineral., 44, 135–140. T. Balić-Žunić...new species of thallium sulfosalt from Lengenbach, Switzerland. Can. Mineral., 44, 141–158. Gabrielite...Triassic dolomitic rock at Lengenbach, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland. The name honors Walter Gabriel...1943), of Basel, Switzerland, a well-known mineral photographer and expert on Lengenbach minerals. The mineral...7 bench of the southeast wall of the Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, about 40 km east of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed...province [14]. 2.2. Local Geological Setting A quarry in the Vorontsovskoe deposit has exposed a wedge...(b) the photograph of the northern wall of the quarry with a tectonic contact between marmorized limestone...realgar-orpiment cement (sample 2016/2), exposed in one of the quarry layers. The white dotted line shows the boundary...samples were collected in 2016–2019 at the Northern quarry of the Vorontsovskoe deposit at horizons from –40
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
History Museum, Bernastrasse 15, CH-3005 Bern, Switzerland Ames Research Center, MS-239-4, Mo ett Field... Scotland Lake Superior area, USA Lengenbach, Valais, Switzerland Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany...laments from oxidized pyrite ore, Lengenbach, Binn Valley, Switzerland. Sample is from contact of orebody...Germany (Hudson, 1982) and from the Jurassic of Switzerland and the Cretaceous of southern France (own observations)...and Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle (Pully, Switzerland). Work of JDF was funded by grants from NASA’s
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulfosalts, and melt inclusions from the Lengenbach deposit, Switzerland, as well as amphiboles and astrophyllite...ppm in baumhauerite (Pb3As4S9) from Lengenbach Quarry, Switzerland (LEN-B) (Table 2). In general, Tl was...sulfide samples including chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and stibnite, among others (Table 2). In comparison...outlier baumhauerite sample from Lengenbach Quarry in 13 Switzerland (LEN-B) and two samples from La...yielded no measurable Tl, including sphalerite and pyrrhotite. 4.3 Tl isotope ratios Thallium isotope ratios
Book (edition)
298 300 302 304 306 308 310 312 314 316 318 Pyrrhotite Smythite Nickeline Breithauptite Freboldite Polarite...(brownish pleochroism), silicates (dark grey); Basalt Quarry Bühl near Kassel, Germany [j]; Nic. // C Iron (dark...(brown and multicolour internal reflections); Basalt Quarry Bühl near Kassel, Germany [j]; Nic. + 20 Iron...iron (light grey), silicates (dark grey); Basalt Quarry Bühl near Kassel, Germany [j]; Nic. // B Schreibersite...silicates (brown internal reflections); Basalt Quarry Bühl near Kassel, Germany [j]; Nic. + 34 Schreibersite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Trimouns Quarry Luzenac, Ariège, France Freddy Marty Rue de l’Hôpital 11230-Chalabre France In recent...recent decades, the Trimouns quarry has become well known as a source of outstanding crystals of several...reference to the three peaks that overlook the quarry. Langue d’Oc is a regional language of Latin The...Littéraires et Industrielles de l’Ariège. In 1905 the quarry was acquired by the Société des Talcs de Luzenac...producer of talc at 1.3 million tonnes per year. The quarry employed some 100 workers at the beginning of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposit, Portugal (Dykqs, 1985), and Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Switzerland 2 (Bindi et al., 2012). From...(mainly abundant sulfosalts and argentite) ± pyrrhotite ± galena ± sphalerite ± chalcopyrite. The silver-bearing...standards (chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite, InAs and native Ag, Sb, Se, Sn) were utilized...canfieldite, Ag8Sn(S,Te)6, from Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland: Occurrence, description
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
found in recent years in the Dolomite Products quarry, Walworth. Good sphalerite specimens are also occasionally...specimens. These include the Eastern Industries quarry (black-orange colorzoned crystals to 3 cm) and...(twins to 2 cm) in Berks County; the Thomasville quarry, York County (bright green crystals to 4 cm); and...include greenish crystals to 1 cm from the Arlington quarry on Goose Creek and sharp crystals to 2 cm from...Trap Rock quarries, Loudoun County; the Manassas quarry in Prince William County; and red crystals to 2
Catalog/List
Quartz with micro spots of Native Copper. (Kingston Quarry,Cornwall) 1x1 £2 - 553 TETRAHEDERITE (Cu ?e) ;'L...cleavages with cerussite and or Pyrolusite (Merehead Quarry, Mendips,Somerset) 54 x 54 £2 269 MENDIPITE Pb/3...unusual location. (Grenz Glacier near Zermatt,Switzerland) S x H £3 lxl £5 086 CARMINITE Pb Fe Arsenate...fibrous on 2cm white dolomite. (Lengenbach Quarry,Binn Valley Switzerland) £4.50 Lead Sulphide 250 GALENA...(also known as Moonstone) (India) 1cm 90p 455 PYRRHOTITE bronzy small crystals as groups on matrix. About
 
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