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Mürtschenalp, Murg Valley, Glarus, Switzerland


List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Betekhtinite2.BE.05Pb2(Cu,Fe)21S15
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4 -NiCo2S4
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
Tennantite2.GB.05(Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)12As4S13
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Brannerite4.DH.05(U4+,REE,Th,Ca)(Ti,Fe3+,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15(Y,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)2(AsO4,HAsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Bayldonite8.BH.45PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(SO4)3(AsO4)3(OH)27 · 33H2O
Cornubite8.BD.30Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Euchroite8.DC.07Cu2(AsO4)(OH) · 3H2O
Hidalgoite8.BL.05PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Metazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Parnauite8.DF.35Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Strashimirite8.DC.12Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O (x < 1)
Cuprosklodowskite9.AK.10Cu(UO2)2[HSiO4]2 · 6H2O
Kasolite9.AK.15Pb(UO2)[SiO4] · H2O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2[HSiO4]2 · 5H2O


43 entries listed. 43 valid minerals.

References

Bächtiger, K. (1963): Die Kupfer- und Uranmineralisation der Mürtschenalp. Beitr. Geol. Schweiz, Geotech. Ser., 38, 113.

Schmutz, L., Stöcklin, D. and Graeser, S. (1980): Blei- und Zink-Sekundärmineralien aus der Schweiz. Mineralienfreund 18, 1-48. (in German)

von Arx, Rolf (1992): Das Kupferbergwerk Mürtschenalp. 2. Auflage, ..., Switzerland, xx pp. (in German)

Meisser, N. (1999): Sekundärmineralien der Kupfer- und Uranaufschlüsse der Mürtschenalp (SG/GL). Schweizer Strahler, Nr. 11, 489-503. (in German)


External Links

http://www.mineralien-ch.ch/fundorte_sg.html [with brief mineral descriptions in German]

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