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Dolomite from
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite120 photos of Dolomite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Realgar46 photos of Dolomite associated with Realgar at this locality.
Jordanite41 photos of Dolomite associated with Jordanite at this locality.
Sphalerite35 photos of Dolomite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Dufrénoysite33 photos of Dolomite associated with Dufrénoysite at this locality.
Rutile29 photos of Dolomite associated with Rutile at this locality.
Sartorite28 photos of Dolomite associated with Sartorite at this locality.
Lengenbachite26 photos of Dolomite associated with Lengenbachite at this locality.
Pararealgar13 photos of Dolomite associated with Pararealgar at this locality.
Baryte12 photos of Dolomite associated with Baryte at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (57 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4614
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4614:5
GUID (UUID V4):89820226-90b1-471a-8469-cb94b48f8d65
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Mässerbach, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
0.7km (0.4 miles) Michibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
1.3km (0.8 miles) Wyssi Flüe, Freichi area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
2.0km (1.3 miles) Hinnere Chollergrabe, Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
2.1km (1.3 miles) Turtschi, Giessen, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
2.4km (1.5 miles) Reckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
2.8km (1.8 miles) Freichi, Freichi area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
3.0km (1.9 miles) Holzerspitz north slope, Fäldbach valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
3.2km (2.0 miles) Schmidigewyssi, Gandhorn, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
3.5km (2.1 miles) Rothorn, Geisspfad area, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. 2.941 (100), 2.776 (80)...16.63 21.36 100.00 (1) Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland; average of 5 electron microprobe...smithite, dolomite. Distribution: From the Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. Name: Honors...Ecker (b. 1966), an expert on the minerals of Lengenbach quarry. Type Material: Natural History Museum, University...Natural History Museum, University of Basil, Switzerland (S169). References: (1) Bindi, L., F. Nestola
Report (issue)
X-ray Powder Pattern: Lengenbach quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Canton Valais, Switzerland. 3.762 (100), 4.23...16.51 100.00 (1) Lengenbach quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Canton Valais, Switzerland; average of 9 electron...pyrite, dolomite. Distribution: From the Lengenbach quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Canton Valais, Switzerland...(1851-1925) for his contributions to the mineralogy of Lengenbach during the period of investigations, at the beginning...Collection, Geology Museum, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (MGL no. 080126). References: (1) Meisser, N
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new Tl-bearing sulfosalt from Lengenbach quarry, Binn valley, Switzerland: description and crystal structure...is a new mineral from Lengenbach quarry in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. It occurs very rarely...2012-017) and is named for Thomas Raber, an expert on Lengenbach minerals. K EY WORDS : raberite, new mineral...mineral, Tl-sulfosalts, crystal structure, Lengenbach, Switzerland. * E-mail: luca.bindi@unifi.it DOI: 10.1180/minmag...Society Introduction LENGENBACH quarry in the Binn Valley, Canton Valais, Switzerland is one of the world’s
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Review The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts... * † Lengenbach Research Association (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach, FGL), Gemeinde Binn, Dorfstr...Dorfstr. 11, 3996 Binn, Switzerland Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstr. 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;...Switzerland; phroth@sunrise.ch Correspondence: thomas.raber@kabelbw.de Anniversary publication—60 years...years of continuous mineral search at Lengenbach and 15 years of FGL. Received: 11 July 2018; Accepted:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new Cu-bearing sulfosalt from Lengenbach quarry, Binn valley, Switzerland: description and crystal structure...Universität Basel, Bernoullistrasse 30, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, University...Innsbruck, Austria FGL (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach), Edith-Stein-Strasse 9, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany...new mineral from the Lengenbach quarry in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. It occurs as very rare...Markus Ecker, a well known mineral expert on the Lengenbach minerals for more than 25 years. K EY WORDS :
Report (issue)
tristetrahedral crystal of Ag-bearing tetrahedrite-(Zn) (Lengenbach). Physical Properties: Cleavage: Indistinct....17)Σ=4.03S12.73. (2) Lengenbach quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Canton of Valais, Switzerland; average electron...dolostone (upper greenschist to lower amphibolite) (Lengenbach). Association: Argentotennantite-(Fe), chalcopyrite...chalcopyrite, quartz (Kremnica); tetrahedrite-(Zn), dolomite (Lengenbach); kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe) (Zvěstov)...Republic (type), the Lengenbach quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Canton of Valais, Switzerland (cotype), and at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TlPbAsS3, a new sulfosalt from the Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Switzerland NICOLAS MEISSER1,*, PHILIPPE...discovered in the Lengenbach quarry, Imfeld, Binn Valley, Canton Valais, Switzerland, intimately associated...knowledge of the Lengenbach mineralogy during the first flourishing period of Lengenbach investigations,...thallium; arsenic; crystal structure; Lengenbach; Binn Valley; Switzerland. un 10 Musée cantonal de géologie...Lausanne, Anthropole, Dorigny, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland *Corresponding author, e-mail: nicolas.meisser@unil
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new Te-bearing sulfosalt from Lengenbach quarry, Binn valley, Switzerland: description and crystal structure...(IMA-CNMNC 2011-098) from the Lengenbach quarry in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. It occurs as very rare...of Lengenbach quarry. K EY WORDS : debattistiite, new mineral, sulfosalts, tellurium, Lengenbach, Switzerland...Switzerland. Introduction LENGENBACH quarry in the Binn Valley, Valais, is one of the most famous mineral...Tellurium-bearing minerals are very rare at the quarry. The presence of tellurium was noted by Graeser
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SPECIES OF THALLIUM SULFOSALT FROM LENGENBACH, BINNTAL, SWITZERLAND Stefan GRAESER§ Natural History Museum...Institute, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland Dan TOPA Department of Geology and Mineralogy...occurring in the famous Lengenbach locality, at Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland. It was discovered in...Gabriel, of Basel, Switzerland, well-known mineral photographer and expert of Lengenbach minerals. Keywords:...mineral species, sulfosalt, thallium, Lengenbach, Switzerland. Sommaire La gabrielite, Tl2AgCu2As3S7
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 particular sulfosalt minerals from the Lengenbach quarry in Binntal-which, at least in part, are still...in several large natural history museums in Switzerland and abroad were assembled (for example, the outstanding...mineral locality in the Alps, namely, the Lengenbach quarry in Binntal. In 1958, due to the initiative
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SINNERITE, Cu6As4S9, FROM THE LENGENBACH QUARRY, BINN VALLEY, SWITZERLAND: DESCRIPTION AND RE-INVESTIGATION...Luca DE BATTISTI FGL (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach), Via dello Storno 18, I-20147 Milano, Italy...from the ores of the Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Canton Valais, Switzerland, by single-crystal X-ray...sulfosalts, Lengenbach, Switzerland Introduction The Lengenbach quarry, located in the Binn Valley, Canton...Canton Valais, Switzerland, is one of the premium localities for sulfosalt minerals, including Pb-sulfosalts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and genesis of the Lengenbach Pb-Zn-As-Tl-Ba-mineralisation, Binn Valley, Switzerland B.A. Hofmann i, M...Museum of Bern, Bernastrasse 15, CH-3005 Bern, Switzerland 2Institute of Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources...Ziirich, Switzerland Received: I February 1995/Accepted: 10 January 1996 Abstract. The Lengenbach Pb-Zn-As-TI-Ba...mineral component. The genesis of the unique Lengenbach mineralisation is interpreted as the result of...of the Lengenbach mineralisation The Lengenbach mineral occurrence in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of ‘sartorites’ from the Lengenbach quarry at Binntal, Wallis, Switzerland 4 DAN TOPA1,*, EMIL MAKOVICKY2...phases in the Pb–Tl–Ag–As deposit of Lengenbach, Wallis, Switzerland. ct ed 11 rre 10 co 9 2 Naturhistorisches...Palache et al., 1944) from the Lengenbach deposit, Binntal (Valais, Switzerland). The classical investigations...photographs. Electron-diffraction studies on Lengenbach sartorite showed satellite reflections that were... From electrondiffraction data on unspecified Lengenbach sartorite, Pring (2001) gives a modulation vector
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with a baumhauerite-likesupercellfrom Lengenbach,Switzerland Ar,r,.q.NPnrNc South Australian Museum...4001 Basel,Switzerland and Mineralogical Institute, University of Basel,CH 4056, Switzerland ANonnls EonNHanrrn...with a silver-free baumhauerite in dolomite at Lengenbach,Binntal, Valais, Switzerland.Baumhauerite-2ais...baumhauerite. INrnonucrroN Lengenbach,Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland,is well known for the occurrenceof...with pyrite and realgar in cavities in a Triassic dolomite that lies at the outer edge of the Monte-Leone
Journal (issue)
and A. Palmstrom The Lengenbach Mineral Locality, Binna Valley, Valais, Switzerland......................Joseph Imhof Famous Mineral Localities: Lengenbach, Switzerland 275 by Stefan Graeser Rare Earth Minerals...Bochum-Querenburg, West Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland photomicrography: Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New...g e n b a c h q u a rry , B in n a V a lle y , Valais, S w itz e rla n d (see a rtic le s in th is issue...KELLER-WILDI, W yhlenweg 40 CH 4 1 2 6 Bettingen, Switzerland ★ Cabinet specimens ★ Miniatures ★ Thumbnails
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland Geological Institute, Department of Mineralogy...from a sartorite crystal from Lengenbach (Binntal, Valais, Switzerland), yielded a ninefold superstructure:...known to occur only at the Lengenbach deposit, Binntal (Valais, Switzerland), where it is the most common...the Zuni mine (Colorado) and the Pitone marble quarry (Apuane Alps, Italy). The mineral sartorite was...given below. During routine investigations of Lengenbach minerals found in 1993 we discovered sartorite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry in the metamorphic Lengenbach sulfide deposit, Switzerland: Thallium-isotope fractionation...Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany 1 Abstract The Lengenbach (Switzerland) Pb-As-Tl-Zn deposit was formed from a...from the Alpine metamorphic Lengenbach deposit in the Binn Valley of Switzerland, the non-metamorphic Wiesloch...SW of the Lengenbach deposit, which has been discussed as potential source of the Lengenbach metals. (2)...(2) LA-ICP-MS analyses of micas from the Lengenbach deposit and surrounding country rocks between the
Report (issue)
4 Total 99.2 [100.2] [100.71] (1) Binntal, Switzerland; by electron microprobe, average of three analyses;...hydrothermal origin, with other sulfides. Association: dolomite. Galena, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, tennantite...Distribution: In Switzerland, from Turtschi, between Giessen and Binn, about 2 km from the Lengenbach quarry, Binntal...Binntal, Valais [TL]; and at Lake Zervreila, Vals, Graubünden. From the Bjørkåsen sulfide deposit, Otoften...nearby the Binntal, Switzerland. Type Material: Natural History Museum, Basel, Switzerland, SG393. References:
Book (edition)
Ltd. London als »A Guide to the Minerals of Switzerland« 1966 in englischer Sprache. 1m gleichen Jahr...als Fundstatten seltener Mineralien verschafft (Lengenbach VS, Falotta GR). Zu den Hydrothermalbildungen...Prehnit Amiant Perowskit Kalkschiefer Kalksteine Dolomite (carbonatisch) Quarz Albit Calcit Dolomit Fluorit...Proben seltener Mineralien findet man besonders am Lengenbach (Binntal VS) sowie auf Falotta und Parsettens...eingerichtet. Seit 1958 wird den Sommer uber wieder am Lengenbach VS (Arsen, Blei, Silber) im Tagbau gearbeitet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new Te-bearing sulfosalt from Lengenbach quarry, Binn valley, Switzerland: description and crystal structure...Pb-Cu-Ag-As-Tl bearing sulfosalts Lengenbach quarry in the Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland. Debattistiite has been...identified in two specimens from zone 1 of the quarry in cavities in dolomitic marble with realgar, rutile...>330 °C similar to those reported for the other Lengenbach sulfosalts. The mineral was named for Luca De...mineralogist and expert on the minerals of Lengenbach quarry who collected the specimens of debattistiite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ferrostalderite, CuFe2TlAs2S6, a new mineral from Lengenbach, Switzerland: occurrence, crystal structure, and emphasis...aft Lengenbach), Breite Steine, CH-3996 Binn, Switzerland FGL (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach), Ilanzhofweg...Ilanzhofweg 2, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland FGL (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach), Edith-Stein-Str. 9, D-79110...CuFe2TlAs2S6, was discovered in the Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland. It occurs as minute, metallic...prismatic crystals, up to 50 μm, associated with dolomite, realgar, baumhauerite (?) and pyrite. Minimum
Report (issue)
4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland. 2.937 (100), 4.092 (70)...05 0.63 25.39 97.98 (1) Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland; average electron microprobe...Association: Dolomite, realgar, baumhauerite(?), pyrite. Distribution: From the Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley...Valley, Wallis, Switzerland. Name: The prefix, ferro, indicates the iron isotype of stalderite. Type Material:...Ferrostalderite, CuFe2TlAs2S6, a new mineral from Lengenbach, Switzerland: occurrence, crystal structure, and emphasis
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(T1PbAs2SbS6) a new sulphosalt mineral from Lengenbach, Binntal (Switzerland) STEFAN GRAESER Natural History Museum...Institute, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland AND ANDREAS EDENHARTER Institut ftir Mineralogie...sulphosalt mineral from the famous Lengenbach locality (Binntal, Switzerland). It was discovered in association...(1868-1908) from Binn, a local 'Strahler' and for several years head of an early Lengenbach syndicate that...that exploited the rare Lengenbach sulphosalt minerals at the beginning of this century. KEvwoRos: jentschite
Book
211JAHRIGEN BESTF.I-IF.!'-! DER ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT LENGENBACH DIE MINERALIEN DES BINNTALES ZUM 20JÄHRIGEN...20JÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DER ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT LENGENBACH Von H.A. STALDER (Bern) P. EMBREY (London) S. GRAESER...Binntal, nämlich am Lengenbach, seit 195 8 durch die Arbeitsgemeinschaft Lengenbach bewerkstelligt, an...2.ojährigen Bestehen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Lengenbach zusammen und ergänzt die vor neun Jahren erschienene...nicht lang entdeckt 1797>> Somit gelangten also Lengenbach-Proben in die Basler Sammlung, lange bevor die
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a new thallium sulphosalt from Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Switzerland F. NESTOLA1,*, A. GUASTONI1, L...Tl4Pb2(As12Sb8)S20S34, is a new mineral from Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland. It occurs as anhedral to subhedral...realgar, pyrite, Sbrich seligmanite in a gangue of dolomite. Dalnegroite is opaque with a submetallic lustre...sulphosalt, Lengenbach, Switzerland. Introduction SINCE the late eighteenth century the Lengenbach quarry, in...in Binntal, Switzerland, has been a unique source of a number of exclusive arsenic sulphosalts with additional
 
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