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Pfaffensprung-Amsteg water tunnel, Amsteg power station, Amsteg, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Pfaffensprung-Amsteg water tunnelTunnel
Amsteg power stationPower Plant
AmstegVillage
Reuss ValleyValley
UriCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 45' 59'' North , 8° 40' 23'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N32E05
Type:
Tunnel
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
133243
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133243:1
GUID (UUID V4):
5a93806b-43a1-48ab-89ad-e6e0bb882b00
Other Languages:
German:
Zulaufstollen Pfaffensprung-Amsteg, Kraftwerk Amsteg, Amsteg, Reusstal, Kanton Uri, Schweiz


A water tunnel feeding the Amsteg power station, cutting through carboniferous metavolcanites of the Aar massif. The minerals reported here were found during its construction.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
ⓘ Argyrodite
Formula: Ag8GeS6
ⓘ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Ferri-ghoseite
Formula: ◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSilver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘBismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘArgyrodite2.BA.70Ag8GeS6
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFerri-ghoseite9.DE.20◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Ferri-ghoseite◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ Ferri-ghoseite◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Ferri-ghoseite◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Ferri-ghoseite◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ Ferri-ghoseite◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnⓘ Ferri-ghoseite◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feⓘ Ferri-ghoseite◻[Mn2+Na][Mg4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
GeGermanium
Geⓘ ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ ArgyroditeAg8GeS6
Agⓘ SilverAg
SnTin
Snⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthBi

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References

Huttenlocher, H.F. (1936): Manganese-​zinc-​silver deposit in the conduit of the power station at Amsteg. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 16(3), 406-408 (in German).
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