Titanite cleft, Gletsch, Furka pass area, Oberwald, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types | |
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Titanite cleft | Cleft |
Gletsch | - not defined - |
Furka pass area | Mountain Area |
Oberwald | Municipality (Former) |
Obergoms | Municipality |
Goms | District |
Valais | Canton |
Switzerland | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° North , 8° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
16533
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16533:7
GUID (UUID V4):
9b4190e2-1e69-4591-b2e4-3b6f62bb1c0a
Name(s) in local language(s):
Titanitkluft, Gletsch, Furkapassgebiet, Goms, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)
Large titanite-bearing cleft, that yielded more than one thousand perfect crystals and twins with sizes up to 10 cm (75 g).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
K | Potassium | |
K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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