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Chippis, Sierre, Valais, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
ChippisMunicipality
SierreDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chippis1,556 (2016)
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Chypis
Other Languages:
Alemannic:
Chippis, Bezirk Siders, Wallis, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
French:
Chippis, district de Sierre, Valais, Suisse
German:
Zippis, Siders, Wallis, Schweiz
Italian:
Chippis, distretto di Sierre, Vallese, Svizzera
Romansh:
Chippis, District da Sierre, Vallais, Svizra
Simplified Chinese:
希皮, 瓦莱州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Chippis, Distrito de Sierre, Valais (Vallés; Valés), Suiza
Albanian:
Chippis, Kantoni Valais, Zvicra
Basque:
Chippis, Sierre barrutia, Valais, Suitza
Catalan:
Chippis, Districte de Sierre, Valais, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Chippis, Sierre , Canton du Valais, Swisa
Dutch:
Chippis, Sierre , Wallis, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Chippis, Sierre , Valezo, Svisujo
Finnish:
Chippis, Sierren alue, Valais, Sveitsi
Hungarian:
Chippis, Wallis kanton, Svájc
Lombard:
Chippis, Sierre, Canton Vales, Svizera
Malay:
Chippis, Valais, Switzerland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Chippis, Distriktet Sierre, Valais, Sveits
Occitan:
Chippis, Canton de Valés, Soïssa
Piedmontese:
Chippis, Svìssera
Portuguese:
Chippis, Distrito de Sierre, Valais, Suíça
Swedish:
Chippis, Sierre , Valais, Schweiz
Venetian:
Chippis, Canton Vałexe, Svìzera
Volapük:
Chippis, Jveizän
Waray:
Chippis, Sierre, Valais, Swiza
Welsh:
Chippis, Valais, Y Swistir


The type-locality is "under a dead tree" (Pisani, 1865), a probably fortuitous and ephemeral formation.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Kalicinite (TL)
Formula: KHCO3
Type Locality:
Description: Found "under a dead tree" (Pisani, 1865).
Reference: Pisani, F. (1865) Sur la kalicine, nouvelle espèce minérale de Chypis en Valais. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 60, 918-919.; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 136.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Kalicinite (TL)5.AA.20KHCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KaliciniteKHCO3
CCarbon
C KaliciniteKHCO3
OOxygen
O KaliciniteKHCO3
KPotassium
K KaliciniteKHCO3

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References

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Pisani F. (1865): Sur la kalicinite, nouvelle espèce minérale de Chypis. Comptes-Rendus de l'Acad. Sci. 60, 918-919.
Roth P. (2007): Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals. Philippe Roth, Ed., Zurich, 239 pp.
Ansermet, S. (2012): Mines et minéraux du Valais - II. Anniviers et Tourtemagne. With contributions by N. Meisser, Ed. Porte-plumes (Ayer)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippis
Wikidata ID:Q69986
GeoNames ID:2661172


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