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Gerstenegg cleft, Gerstenegg-Grimsel cable tunnel, Gerstenegg, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Gerstenegg cleftCleft
Gerstenegg-Grimsel cable tunnelTunnel
GersteneggRidge
GuttannenMunicipality
Interlaken-OberhasliAdministrative District
BernCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 34' 42'' North , 8° 19' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oberwald277 (2017)5.7km
Ulrichen246 (2017)8.2km
Meiringen4,652 (2013)19.5km
Bellwald444 (2016)20.9km
Andermatt1,258 (2013)21.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
134532
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134532:5
GUID (UUID V4):
28b43684-b519-41d9-b23e-5fa50336c933
Other Languages:
German:
Gerstenegg-Kluft, Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Schweiz


An Alpine fissure (Alpine Zerrkluft) approximately 14m long and 3m wide. It was discovered in 1974 during the construction of the Oberhasli power plant tunnel and it was soon decided for the fissure to be preserved as is in its original location. Since 1987, the fissure in on public display representing a natural monument.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Milarite9.CM.05K(β—»H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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