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Rhône Glacier, Furka, Furka pass area, Oberwald, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Rhône GlacierGlacier
Furka- not defined -
Furka pass areaMountain Area
OberwaldMunicipality (Former)
ObergomsMunicipality
GomsDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
107734
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107734:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5e15dbc8-2d74-4b55-80cf-d4a622b3892e
Other Languages:
French:
glacier du Rhône, Obergoms, District de Conches, Valais, Suisse
German:
Rhonegletscher, Obergoms, Bezirk Goms, Wallis, Schweiz
Italian:
ghiacciaio del Rodano, Obergoms, Distretto di Goms, Vallese, Svizzera
Russian:
Ронский ледник, Округ Гомс, Вале, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
隆河冰河, 上戈姆斯, 瓦莱州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Glaciar del Ródano, Obergoms, Distrito de Goms, Valais (Vallés; Valés), Suiza
Alemannic:
Rhonegletscher, Obergoms, Bezirk Goms, Wallis, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Bavarian:
Rhonegletscha, Schweiz
Bulgarian:
Рхонеглецчер, Обергомс, Вале, Швейцария
Catalan:
Rhonegletscher, Obergoms, Districte de Goms, Valais, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Rhonegletscher, Obergoms, Goms District, Canton du Valais, Swisa
Croatian:
Rhône, Valais, Švicarska
Dutch:
Rhônegletsjer, Obergoms, Goms, Wallis, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Rodan-Glaĉero, Obergoms, Goms , Valezo, Svisujo
Estonian:
Rhône'i liustik, Valais' kanton, Šveits
Finnish:
Rhonegletscher, Gomsin alue, Valais, Sveitsi
Georgian:
რონის მყინვარი, ვალეს კანტონი, შვეიცარია
Hebrew:
רון, ואלה, שווייץ
Japanese:
ローヌ氷河, ゴムス郡, ヴァレー, スイス
Korean:
론 빙하, 발레주, 스위스
Latvian:
Ronas ledājs, Valē kantons, Šveice
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Rhonebreen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Sveits
Occitan:
Glacièr de Ròse, Obergoms, Canton de Valés, Soïssa
Polish:
Lodowiec Rodanu, dystrykt Goms, Valais, Szwajcaria
Portuguese:
Glaciar do Ródano, Distrito de Conches, Valais, Suíça
Romanian:
Ghețarul Ronului, Obergoms, Districtul Goms, Cantonul Valais, Elveția
Romansh:
Glatscher dal Rodan, District da Goms, Vallais, Svizra
Scots:
Rhone Glacier, Valais, Swisserland
Swedish:
Rhôneglaciären, Obergoms, Goms , Valais, Schweiz
Thai:
ธารน้ำแข็งโรน, รัฐวาเล, ประเทศสวิสเซอร์แลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
隆河冰河, 華麗州, 瑞士
Turkish:
Rhone Buzulu, Valais, İsviçre


The Rhône Glacier (German: Rhonegletscher, Walliser German: Rottengletscher, French: glacier du Rhône, Italian: ghiacciaio del Rodano) is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the river Rhône and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais. Because the glacier is located close to the Furka Pass road it is easily accessible.

The Rhône Glacier is the largest glacier in the Urner Alps. It lies on the south side of the range at the source of the Rhône. The Undri Triftlimi (3,081 m) connects it to the Trift Glacier. The glacier is located on the northernmost part of the canton of Valais, between the Grimsel Pass and the Furka Pass and is part of the Oberwald municipality. The Dammastock (3,630 m) is the highest summit above the glacier.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
'Chlorite Group'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Milarite
Formula: K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Milarite9.CM.05K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Be PhenakiteBe2SiO4
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
O PhenakiteBe2SiO4
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Si PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
CaCalcium
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne_Glacier
Wikidata ID:Q659044
GeoNames ID:2659056

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