Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Epidote from
Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Analcimeⓘ4 photos of Epidote associated with Analcime at this locality.
Diopsideⓘ3 photos of Epidote associated with Diopside at this locality.
Clinochloreⓘ2 photos of Epidote associated with Clinochlore at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pollux, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:381446
Long-form Identifier:1:3:381446:8
GUID (UUID V4):38f58858-1eed-4920-a80a-36d189413454
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘPolluce (Pollux), Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘGobba di Rollin, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘRocca di Verra, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMonte Rosso di Verra, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBlu Lake (Bleu Lake), Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘPalon di Resy, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘStockchnubel, Stockhorn, Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘBiel, Gressoney-la-TrinitĂ©, Aosta Valley, Italy
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘRimpfischwĂ€ng range, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘStrahlhorn, Findel glacier (Findeln glacier; Findelen glacier) area, Zermatt, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Aar Massif derived from the dissolution of epidote, secondary calcite and albite that were originally...mineral with secondary Ca-Al silicates such as epidote, prehnite or zeolites at low temperature (<250...zeolites: (1) epidote + quartz + H2O = laumontite + prehnite, at low-pressure end and epidote + chlorite...neotectonics. The metamorphic structure of the investigated area The fractured pre-Alpine rocks have been overprinted...Lötschental* Martiny Massaschlucht Mättital Nuffenenpass Pollux ⁄ ZermattNat Simplontunnel VS VS VS VS VS VS VS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated with epidote in cavities on Pollux Mountain, south of Zermatt, Switzerland. Analcime occurs...analcime crystals have been found in the Flinders area near Melbourne; other Victorian occurrences include...Table Cape, Circular Head, and the RailtonMoriarty area. Fine, lustrous, transparent to milky-white analcime
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UniversitĂ€t Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1-3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland Laboratorium fĂŒr chemische und mineralogische...UniversitĂ€t Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland ABSTRACT Single-crystal X-ray study of different...grossular (“hessonite”) diopside Mg-chlorite prehnite epidote calcite (±kirschsteinite, glaucochroite, aegirine...calcite monticellite melilite quartz (±spinel, epidote, plagioclase, zoisite) surrounding peridotites...point detector is superior to measurement with an area-detector although the precision may be similar (Herbstein
Book (edition)
trĂ€gt den Titel «A guide to the minerals of Switzerland», weil das BĂŒchlein auch als Begleiter auf Wanderungen...Aktinolithschiefer Val d’Arbedo Korund Stockhorn (Zermatt) Quarzlinsen in Lazulith Glimmerschiefer Alpe Arami...Erzadern auf Alp MĂŒrtschen. Als Kluft­ mineral von Zermatt erwĂ€hnt. HeazJewoodit Ni2S2. Als unregelmĂ€ĂŸige...Mit Pennin in KlĂŒften basischer Gesteine östlich Zermatt. - In Eisenerzen (Mont Chemin, Gonzen). - Als akzessorischer...Perowsk.it CaTiOa. In basischen Gesteinen östlich Zermatt mit Chlorit und Calcit. Bildet braune, ĂŒber i Zentimeter
Book
the private Bally foundation at Schonenwerd, Switzerland; and the Folch Museum at Barcelona, Spain. Because...Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly because they...catalogued, at an Ecole Cen- Part of the exhibition area 14 trale, during the subsequent French regime....collections of timber specimens. The mineral display area is small (ca.30m 2), and adjoins a geoscience exhibit...rose", 10cm across, from Fibbia, St Gotthard, Switzerland. lnstitut fur Mineralogie und Lagerstattenlehre
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
spectrum being one image pixel of the studied sample area (e.g. Bourdelle et al. 2013). This makes it possible...quantitative maps of Mn valence over the entire area of interest, very useful for heterogeneous natural...spectral intensity ratio rather than an integrated area or a center of gravity calculation, the resulting...and Armbruster 2010). Piemontite is a Mn-rich epidote, where Mn is in trivalent form and occupies octahedral...intensity on each point of the pluri-micrometric-sized area of interest for each defined energy. Therefore,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
applied to metapelites from the Glarus massif (Switzerland), containing micrometre-sized chlorite and illite...deviation Glarus field samples The Glarus Alps (Switzerland) belongs to the Helvetic zone of the northern...acquired on the Pollux beamline at the Swiss Light Source (SLS, Villigen, Switzerland). The SLS synchrotron...110 images (i.e., 110 energy points) on a chlorite area (dark rectangle on image C); spectrum #2 was obtained...maximum L2-b ± 0.1 eV over total integral intensity (area) of L2edge) from XANES spectra versus ferric iron
Report (issue)
bronze implements. The mine is now abandoned and ... area inhabitants say that they no longer produce copper...Giovanni, the Gulf of Biodola, the Monte Orello area, Magazzini, the outskirts of Portoferraio, the Gulf...already a trade center for the mines of the Campiglia area. With its proximity to the rich forests of Maremma...abroad. While in Europe Fersman traveled to Switzerland and Italy before returning to Russia in 1910...renewed mining efforts in the San Piero-San Ilario area. Adam was a mining engineer with experience in the
Book
pressure either locally or extending over a large area, it is said to be metamorphosed. There will be alteration...number of silicate minerals such as garnet and epidote and some sulphides giving metallic ores arise from...The wood of the ‘pencil’ is replaced by metal. The area to be tested should be the pure mineral, not a coating...museum, if the serious collector knows that the area in which he has been operating is mineralogically...rock crystal. Finest examples come from central Switzerland, especially from the Binntal, Tavetsch and St
Book
Nantes), Russie. 1, SibĂ©rie 1, E.-U. 2. BrĂ©- Epidote, Uruguay, France 4. CalcĂ©doine. Italie 1, ...EPIDOTES : ZoĂŻsite, Tyrol, AriĂšge, Carinthie, Epidote, d’Oisans Salzburg 16, (Oisianite) 2, Suisse...Kaolin, Caroline du Nord, SuĂšde, Chanteloube. nite, Pollux, Elbe 2, Maine. Isopyre, Cornouailles, SILICATES...Beaumontite, Poonah, Maryland. IsĂšre 2, SuĂšde 2. Valais, Tyrol 2, Harz, Ecosse, BohĂȘme. 41 Chlorastolite...Vermiculite Arkansas. Protovermiculite, Moravie. Valais 3, Texas. triangulaire), SibĂ©rie, Pensylvanie
Book (edition)
haiiyne), they may have old Greek origins (e.g. epidote), less often Latin (e.g. lavcndulan), rarely 8...only about distance from a better known town in the area but also about the administrative regional units...common terms are not abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and...greenschists, or in contact metamorphic hornfelses, with epidote, chlorite, albite, titanite, etc. In rich masses...SwitzerlandItaly, overlooking Binntal, Valais canton, Switzerland, also crystals in Obersulzbachtal Valley
Journal (issue)
440-443 Wedding at the Sterling Hill Mine 444-455 Epidote group 458-459 37th Rochester mineral symposium...voor een ander mineraal !), berzeliiet. Castor en Pollux, de bekende broertjes-Dioscuren in de Griekse mythologie...Cs-mineraal), Castor en Pollux te noemen. De Latijnse versie van Castor en Pollux is Gemini of Castores...Nuristan, Afghanistan. Hier komen zelfs Castor Ă©n Pollux voor . Gelijkaardig materiaal wordt ook gevonden...het voorkomen van de tweelingbroertjes Castor en Pollux (petaliet in soms glasheldere kristallijne aggregaten
Journal (volume)
les suivants : Leucite Grenat Eulytine Sodalite Pollux Zunyite Helyine NosĂ©ane et HaĂŒyne Analcime Lazurite...derniers sous deux groupes diffĂ©rents : Leucite, Pollux et Analcime d 'un cĂŽtĂ© et Fau jasite de l'autre...Schmidt, p . 56-62 . 1 . Zircon, Almandine et Epidote d 'Australie . Ces minĂ©raux ont Ă©tĂ© reconnus comme...en forme de prisme. V . - Sur la composition du Pollux et son gisement, Ă  HĂ©bron (Maine), par M . Wells...un bĂ©ryl contenant 2,92 % d'oxyde de cesium . Le Pollux se trouve dans des druses, accompagnĂ© de quartz
Report (volume)
Resources of the Providence Mountains Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California U.S. GEOLOGICAL...Resources of the Providence Mountains Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California By RICHARD J...STUDY AREAS: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AREA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL MODEL,...resources of the Providence Mountains Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California. U.S. Geological...Mountains Wilderness Study Area (CDCA-263), California Desert Conservation Area, San Bernardino County,
Book
is found at Alston Moor (England), the Tri-State area (USA), Broken Hill (NSW, Australia), Kapnik (Hungary)...fluorite and quartz. It is mined in the Tri-State area of Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas (USA), Broken Hill...Republic), Derbyshire (England) and the Tri-State minlng area (USA). Nodules with a radiating internal structure...is found at the Lengenbach Quarry (Binnental, Switzerland), Segen Gottes (Black Forest, Germany), Quiluvrllca...but are found at Nagyag (Romania), Binnental (Switzerland), Matra (Corsica), Manhattan (Nevada, USA) and
Book
is found at Alston Moor (England), the Tri-State area (USA), Broken Hill (NSW, Australia), Kapnik (Hungary)...fluorite and quartz. It is mined in the Tri-State area of Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas (USA), Broken Hill...Republic), Derbyshire (England) and the Tri-State minlng area (USA). Nodules with a radiating internal structure...is found at the Lengenbach Quarry (Binnental, Switzerland), Segen Gottes (Black Forest, Germany), Quiluvrllca...but are found at Nagyag (Romania), Binnental (Switzerland), Matra (Corsica), Manhattan (Nevada, USA) and
Book
are dependent upon the geological structure of the area, ie on conditions favourable for the occurrence...local authorities for permis- sion to enter an area and to collect minerals. What the individual collects...with a short description or a small sketch of the area should be put down in the notebook to facilitate...with a provisional label bearing the name of the area, the name of the mineral, a short description of...Andreasberg - Harz (FRG), Imfeld and Binnental (Switzerland ) ‱ Application: As ore (extraction of As), in
Book
where and how are minerals found? sion to enter an area and to collect minerals. What the individual collects...with a short description or a small sketch of the area should be put down in the notebook to facilitate...with a provisional label bearing the name ofthe area, the name of the mineral, a short description of...are dependent upon the geological structure of the area, ie on conditions favourable for the occurrence...Andreasberg — Harz (FRG), Imfeld and Binnental (Switzerland) e Application: As ore (extraction of As), in
Book
portions of the flow to be deposited in another area that may be hotter or cooler. Alteration of volcanic...chemical composition and pH. The minerals in this area are commonly the same in all the open spaces. In...pathways for the fluids to circulate. The large surface area of breccia cavities and vesicles commonly reacts...metamorphism occurs when the heating covers a broad area. It is ,dif.. ferentiated from 'burial metamorpbism...wairakite z'one at 170,0-,300° C> prehnile zone> 'epidote zone (chlorite) at over 2300 ,e> Be inoHte zone
Book
portions of the flow to be deposited in another area that may be hotter or cooler. Alteration of volcanic...chemical composition and pH. The minerals in this area are commonly the same in all the open spaces. In...pathways for the fluids to circulate. The large surface area of breccia cavities and vesicles commonly reacts...metamorphism occurs when the heating covers a broad area. It is ,dif.. ferentiated from 'burial metamorpbism...wairakite z'one at 170,0-,300° C> prehnile zone> 'epidote zone (chlorite) at over 2300 ,e> Be inoHte zone
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
137. Vesuvius. W. Lewis. Min. Mag. vii. p. 9. Zermatt. L. Igelstrbm. Bull. See. Min. ix. p. 22. Jacobsbcrg...PAPERS, PHOSGENITE. PliOSPHOlUTE. PH[LITIL l~szK. POLLUX. POLYARSENITE. 1886. 251 D. Lovisato. Att. Ae...Bombicci. Rend. Ace. Bol. 1886, p. 51. Cryst. EPIDOTE. G. Ulrich. N . Z . J . Se. ii. p. 312, ft.
Book
Tetrahedrite and realgar from the Binn Valley, Switzerland Pages 70-71: Fluorite crystals from the People's...autunite, barite, bertrandite, brookite, enargite, epidote, ferberite, heulandite, hiibnerite, ferrocolum...evaporite deposits in sedimentary rocks throughout the area. As a result of the volcanic activity typically...summit of Pizzo Forno in the Ticino Canton of Switzerland. A particular type of metamorphism, known as...of characteristic minerals, such as grossular, epidote, diopside, scapolite and vesuvianite. F- u o
Journal (issue)
4" Small amounta ot llthium art round also 1n epidote, lIu.cov1tt, orthoclase, and pSllomelane. RUBIDIUM...‱‱‱‱ Pohll\O ‱ Rhodo.it ‱‱ SiotHo ‱‱ Pol1uoHo. Pollux ‱‱ .. KA1(S10,)2· ‱ Ll('e,Kn)P04· L1(Wn,l'o)
Book (edition)
3-85977-002-0 Copyright by Wepf & Co., Basel Printed in Switzerland Buchdruckcrci Birkhauser AG, Basel inTIWNRI...Konitzer, Bern; J. D. Kramers, Bern; G. Kronig, Zermatt; Th. Kupfer, Bern; Dr.T. Labhart, Bern; S. Lareida...XI 1111111 111 ïżœ \\ ,. II Fundgebiet 12: Zermatt-Saas (H. A. Stalder) Fundortgruppen 12a bis 12d...tektonischen Senken zwischen Mont-Blanc-Massiv und Zermatt oder im ostalpi­ nen Raum von Siid-, Mittel- und...Walliser Penninikum (Gebiet des Binnatales und von Zermatt) charak­ teristisch und di.irfte das Ergebnis der
Book
chemist; produced research and publications in the area of inorganic and mineralogical chemistry; author...district, South Africa. garronite, Garron plateau area of Antrim, Ireland. huanghoite, Huang Ho River in...instead of the correct locality in Val Giuf, Switzerland. Some believe that Val Milar was deliberately...from the Roman name Sursass for Oberhalbstein, Switzerland. sursassite, from Variscia, an ancient name...named for the Yavapai tribe, which inhabited the area of Arizona around Jerome, the type localÂŹ ity. Although
 
Mineral and/or Locality  
Mindat Discussions Facebook Logo Instagram Logo Discord Logo
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: April 25, 2024 01:23:03
Go to top of page