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Tourmaline from
Reckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:Probably dravite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1247168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1247168:1
GUID (UUID V4):fda8221d-ef49-4009-8352-190e2fd5b8aa
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
2.1km (1.3 miles) Binna tunnel, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
3.4km (2.1 miles) Flesch lake, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
3.5km (2.2 miles) Gibelmatte, Mätti Valley, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
4.0km (2.5 miles) Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone), Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.6km (2.8 miles) Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.8km (3.0 miles) Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) Pizzo Bandiera, Monte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.6km (3.5 miles) Chriegalp, Chriegalp valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
5.9km (3.6 miles) Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
7.3km (4.5 miles) Blau lake, Saflisch Valley, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland and Mineralogical Institute of the University CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland Probably...excavations in GalloRoman sites in southern Switzerland (Canton Valais, Binn) several crystal treasures were discovered...in several large natural history museums in Switzerland and abroad were assembled (for example, the outstanding...strain conditions in the rocks and hence ite, tourmaline, some feldspars, and pyrite, tend to develop...of years. This mining activity, at least in Switzerland, came to an almost complete end after World War
Book (edition)
Hans A. Stalder: Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland. Hugo Strunz: Institute of Mineralogy, Technical...Grasshopper Mt., Tulameen, BC, Canada; Kaltenberg, Valais, Switzerland; Bogota, near Canala, New Caledonia; Mt....intrusion, NWT, Canada; Selva, near Poschiavo, Switzerland; Oko, near Koti, Japan; Red Hills, Wairaw R....France; pic. Ste.-Marie-aux-Mines, Alsace, bach, Binn, SwitzerBlack Forest, and Marienberg, Saxony, Germany;...(1893-1973), professor of mineralogy, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland. Mon C2/m. a=11.066, b = 8.085, c = 7.965, B
Book
9: 1 (Gaines, 1971; Pimentel er al., 2009). SWITZERLAND Maderanertal east of Arnsteg, Uri. In the world...hematite roses occur in numerous localities in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central...specimens reminiscent of those from Maderanertal, Switzerland, and remarkable for their bright luster, sharp...acicular, black to dark green crystals of the rare tourmaline-group species foitite, with associations of schorl...1\1cson show (2005: 292). JOURAVSKITE AFRICA SWITZERLAND Lengenbach quarry, Binntal [Binnental. Binnatal]
 
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