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Pyrite from
Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:483628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:483628:5
GUID (UUID V4):b212368a-aa1a-46e4-b028-91bc5b917004
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Kalkspat-LĂŒcke, Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Secunda Muotta, Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Tiarza Muotta, Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSecunda Muotta, Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘTiarza Muotta, Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKalkspat-LĂŒcke, Val Giuv, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘDruntobel (Drun Tobel; Drun Sedrun; KrĂŒzli valley; Kreuzli pass; Ruinas Plaunas), Sedrun, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘRossbodenĂ€lpetli, Unteralp Valley, Andermatt, Urseren, Uri, Switzerland
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘAmsteg power station, Amsteg, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMaderanertal, Silenen, Uri, Switzerland
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘN19 Road cut, Segnas (Segnes), Disentis, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘScaleglia (Ragisch), MompĂ© Medel, Disentis, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed placers, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
Behnke Northbrook, IL Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A. Scovil Phoenix, AZ Harold and Erica...GWINDEL, 9.5 cm, from the G scheneralp, Uri, Switzerland. Daniel von Fl e collection; photo by Thomas...in particular those from Savoy (France) and Switzerland, is unavoidable because of the close similarity...investigations and musings while traveling in Switzerland. More than 70 pages of the second volume of Alpenreise...C. S. Weiss on specimens from St. Gotthard, Switzerland. uite accurately this observer noted that the
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cutting coarse-grained reddish granites of the hilly region thereabouts, known geologically as the Llano Uplift...Airport, brilliant, discoidshaped crystal groups of pyrite were found in dense blue clay tumed up in excavations...ditches, and many thousands of beautiful floater pyrite specimens were gathered. Very fine crystals of...Liubao, Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Drusy quartz...Almagro, EI Salado, Chaiiaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Calcite, 3
Report (issue)
Magnesioaxinite, 1.9 cm, from Merelani, Arusha Region, Tanzania. Marin Minerals specimen and photo. ...ï‚„ Fluorapatite, 4 cm, from Val Giuv, Tujetsch, GraubĂŒnden, Switzerland. Watzl Minerals specimen and...the little stream drainage called Val Giuv, GraubĂŒnden, Switzerland, have famously produced world-class...and as highly lustrous “cogwheels,” loose and on pyrite matrix, of thumbnail and miniature size. Also from...hand, with lustrous, smoky-green crystal sprays on pyrite/siderite matrix. 12 ï‚„========================
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the largest total inventory of minerals for the region, the Gallerie Patriot, a private museum in nearby...Past: The Natural History Museum of Winterthur, Switzerland Construction of the Second Gotthard Strassentunnel...Naturmuseum of St. Gallen, Switzerland The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland The Moravian Territorial...Africa South Africa Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Tunisia UAE UK...River nr Yellowknife, Slave Craton Gowganda-Colbalt Region Cobalt Kamloops Lake Nelson Mining Division Diavik/Ekati
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Photography (Mineralogical Almanac, 2004). Figure 2. Pyrite cube in marl (6.7 cm) from the Ampliación a Victoria...Brazil. Carl Francis specimen. Figure 10 (below). Pyrite (4.6 cm) with prominent growth islands on cube...11 (above). Close-up (field of view 2.8 cm) of pyrite from the Belshazzar mine, Quartzburg district,...twin of cerussite (10.8 cm) from Tsumeb, Otjikoto region, Namibia. Conan Barker specimen. Figure 26 (right)...from Sponda Alp—Pizzo Forno, Leventina, Tessin, Switzerland, is a classic metamorphic example of epitaxy
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rd "' l r _j nal \' chi den auch Lavez- (nach der Val l e Lavizz- d r Of n t in g nannt. Dies sind eher...25 U lda u na Vo rd rrh int al G R 26 Talausgang Val Sumvitg. Vorderrheintal GR 2 6 Plaun li tral. Vorderrheintal...Parvials / Trun. Vorderrheintal G R 28 Alpe di Manio. Val Bedretto TI 29 Ca ina di Viei. Alpe Cavanna. al Bedretto...Alpetta-Grat Val taighel GR 34 al Aulta Piz lpetta, al Cumera G R 35 Fuorcla Paradi Val Cumera GR 35...alp G R 35 Piz Fuorcla Val alp G R 35 Muota aira al alpïżœ G R 35 Piz atgira, Val alp G R o.l.: Fa er:
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CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland and Mineralogical Institute of the University CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland Probably...the Alps-and spent most of his spare time in this region and who, moreover, dedicated most of his scientific...excavations in GalloRoman sites in southern Switzerland (Canton Valais, Binn) several crystal treasures...in several large natural history museums in Switzerland and abroad were assembled (for example, the outstanding...and hence ite, tourmaline, some feldspars, and pyrite, tend to develop as caused the opening of extensional
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
labeled the specimen Val Milar, Switzerland. The specimen actually was from Val Giuv, but there would be...porphyric. In hand specimens, feldspars, chalcopyrite, pyrite and dark minerals disseminated in an aphanitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
it would be useless to belabor each pyrite label- unless a pyrite is a rare min­ eral at the locality...labeled the specimen Val Milar, Switzerland. The specimen actually was from Val Giuv, but there would be
Catalog/List
- 11. 12. ‱ Dfl ADULARIAxx - Val Strem, GraubUnden, Switzerland. Excellent large twinned transparant...translucent xla. ADULARIAxx vith SMOKYQUARTZxx - Val Giuv, Graubnnden, S~itzerland. Elongated terminated...of terminated xls to 14 x 12 with inclusions of pyrite xls. Shovy. 85 X 51 X 34 CALCITE xx - Tsumeb, Namibia...30 DOVERITE-SYNCHESITE xx - Carona, Ticino, Switzerland. Two TN specimens, with so e xla present. Both...x 20 HIDALGOITExx - Parsettens, Graubtlnden, Switzerland. Micro xls on matrix with Mn-oxides. A rare mineral
Journal (issue)
feldspar crystals. INTRODUCTION The South American region known as Patagonia, a barren tableland between...called “the Pampas”—a very rugged and windswept region which nevertheless is home to various flora and...in 1985 in order to maintain possession of the region and its tourism income. In the summer months the...potentially lethal enterprise. The strong winds in this region reach around 150 kph (90 mph) and over. We made...justify a “gold rush” of mineral collectors into this region far from civilization. People contemplating such
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TRANSPARANT X AND XX ON /OFF MATRIX FROM VAL GIUV, GRAUBUNDEN, SWITZERLAND intergrowth of xls. Nice. 49x33x30...14,00 024 BARYTES xx - Cavradi, Graublinden, Switzerland. A light brown c·paq\..~ 1->laty xl. Unusual... 62x58x38 CHERNOVITE x - Mte Cervandone, Ossola Val, Novaru, Italy. A tiny xl‱on matrix. Very rare. 34x16x16...locali~y. 57x40x35 110 GARNET variety HESSONITE xx - Val d'Ala, Piemonte, Italy. Ano·~her c:assic. H~dreds...replacements to 27x21 on matrix, ass. with ter, pyrite xls, quartz xx, calcite xx and rhodochrosite. Very
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****Benzeholzstrasse 11, 6045 Meggen, Lucerne, Switzerland well-shaped crystals. In the sapphire lots there...colour and sometimes fractured. In the North-Western region, corundum is Introduction found in Tertiary volcanic...NorthKenya and Tanzania, in addition to the many western region of Kenya. This is in the Turkana unusual gemstones...sources ever supplied rough which can produce This region is part of the Mozambique orogenic star stones...location of the star sapphires in the North-western region of Kenya. The mining area, dashed area in the map
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localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...9: 1 (Gaines, 1971; Pimentel er al., 2009). SWITZERLAND Maderanertal east of Arnsteg, Uri. In the world...in numerous localities in Switzerland, it is only in the Maderanertal region of east-central Canton Uri...to Val Caverdiras; ilmenite rose-bearing clefts are found fairly commonly throughout this region, such...found during the 1960s, with anatase, brookite and pyrite crystals (Parker, 1973); at Brunnital in the uppermost
Book (edition)
Rauchquarz (etwas vcrgroOert). Cavradi, unierstes Val Curnera. (Phot. I<. Buri, Sammlung V. Sichcr) DIE...3-85977-002-0 Copyright by Wepf & Co., Basel Printed in Switzerland Buchdruckcrci Birkhauser AG, Basel inTIWNRI...Talschaften des Valle d'Ossola und des Val Mera, allenfalls auch des Val Malenco einzubeziehen. Unsere Begri...GoUhardmassiv 38 Fundgebiet 1 : Amsteg-Maderanertal-Val Cavrein (H. A. Stalder) . Fundortgruppen 1 a bis.... . . . . . . . . . Fundgebiet 3 : Fellital-Piz Giuv-Oberalpstock (F. de Quervain) . Fundortgruppen 3a
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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...should be of specimens from localities within the region of that museum, or at least from the country concerned...rose", 10cm across, from Fibbia, St Gotthard, Switzerland. lnstitut fur Mineralogie und Lagerstattenlehre...FRG Brosso, Piemonte, Italy Piz Aul, Wallis, Switzerland 1 Room 1 0a 2 3 5 6 Tsumeb, Namibia Agrigento
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Past: The Natural History Museum of Winterthur, Switzerland Martin Jensen mineralpro@hotmail.com In the city...gwindels, old St. Gotthard hematite iron roses, and Val Cristallina adularia. Figure 3 - Rolling storage...degradation of many of the pyrite and marcasite samples due the general humidity of Switzerland, even with the constant...Figure 5 - Large smoky quartz gwindel from Val Giuv, Switzerland (Continued on page 11) May May 2019 2022——————————...6 - Perfect adularia orthoclase from Val Cristallina, Switzerland Figure 7 - Historic specimen of galena
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from a geotraverse through the Central Alps, Switzerland * JOSEFMULLIS, ’ JEAN DUBESSY,’ BERNARD POTY...Institut, Bernoullistrasse 30, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland 2CREGU-BP 2344501 Vand~uv~-tenancy Cedex, France...along a geotraverse through the Central Alps, Switzerland. The methods employed include microthermometry...examination of fluid inclusions in fissure quartz from Val d’Illiez, MULLIS ( 1975, 1976a,b) recognized retrograde...Windgallenhijtte S Griesertal Amsteg Chalchtalfirn Val Giuv Schollenen Gotthardtunnel N Grosstal 25 26 27
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surrounded by six of the other kind. Similarly, pyrite consists of one part of iron to two parts of sulphur...form11/as. Gold (Au), carbon (C), rock salt (NaCl), pyrite (FeS ), 2 magnesite (MgC03), potash feldspar (KA1Si...lower than its apparent geometric symmetry. In a pyrite cube, for TABLE 2 The crystal systems. The diagrams...i:ubic Pl. 5 tetrahedrite, Pl. 6 galena, Pl. 8 pyrite, Pl. 10 halite, Pl. 11 fluorite, Pl. 13 magnetite...eucite and analcite,Fig. 15 tetrahedrite, Fig. 16 pyrite; hexagofja/ and trigomiiPI. 12corundum, Pls. 14-
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anoctahedral sphalerite crystal and on a cubic pyrite crystal. various other properties. For example...Likewise, the striation on the cube faces of a pyrite crystal makes it possible to assign it to a lower...tristetrahedron DIPLOIDAL 2/m3 C-3A2.4A3-3P tetrahedron pyrite hauerite skutterudite diploid pentagonal dodecahedron... I Example of pseudomorphism: limonite after pyrite (Brazil) transformations are possible in the laboratory...though perhaps similar chemical composition (e.g., pyrite by limonite, or azurite by malachite). (Sometimes
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nussbaumer@paus.ch> CH ZOFINGEN. Mehrzweckhalle. Beurs (M). F VAL D'AURON/BOURGES (18). CollÚge J. Renoir, 40, rue...153-160 Gehlenit-XX aus der Magureaua-VaƣeiCerboaia-Region (Apuseni Gebirge, RumÀnien) NM177-NM184 Neue Mineralien...russischen Lappland 10-13 Ein grosser Milaritfund im Val Giuv 14-16 Alexandrit * * LAPIS 29(6), 06.04 8-11...SEM-work. Literatuur Born K. (1934), "Fibrous pyrite from the lead-zinc district of Illinois", American...Francis C. (1989), "On right angle bends in filiform pyrite", Mineralogical Record 20(6), 457-464. Tambuyser
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metallic sulphides like blende, galena, tennantite and pyrite. One can also come across, although more rarely...sulphides crystallize in this way: blende ZnS, pyrite FeS 2 , galena PbS, antimonite Sb 2 S 3 , cinnabar...rinsed in boiling water: the heat absorbed by the pyrite will help it to dry quickly. It should then be...be lacquered. Marcasite, not nearly so common as pyrite, oxidizes in the same way. Again, certain localities...oxidation, and using the same methods recommended for pyrite. Once lacquered, both minerals should be kept in
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the golden-yellow pyrite into brown limonite. As a result of the weathering of pyrite sulphuric acid is...recent deposits of phosphorite. Sulphur, salt-petre, pyrite and marcasite are also of biological origin. Metamorphic... e.g. diamond — graphite, calcite — aragonite, pyrite — marcasite, quartz — cristobalite — tridymite...considerably deformed and striated. Some minerals, such as pyrite, quartz, and tourmaline display such typical striations...Characteristic striation of (from left to right): pyrite, quartz, and tourmaline Pseudomorphs Pseudomorphs
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beroemde historische vind plaats), Seiser Alm en Val di Fassa, Trentino, Montecatini, Toscane (picranalciem)...Bogdany, bij Visegrad, Hongarije ; Seiser Alm en Val di Fassa, Trentino , Baveno, Ossola, ItaliĂ« ; Giant's...Oberwiddersheim, Vogelsberg, Hessen, West-Duitsland ; Val Giuv, Tavetsch, Maderanertal, Uri, en Gredetschtal...doordringingsvierlingen die meestal ✓ Korsnas mijn, Finland ; Val di Fassa, Trentino, ItaliĂ« ; Kongsberg , Noorwegen...onderscheiden warden . S Fig . 27 Heulandiet ✓ Val di Fassa, Trentino, ItaliĂ« ; Giant ' s Causeway,
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Bochum, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Harold and Erica Van Pelt Los Angeles, CA Articles...occurring as seams and bunches in argentiferous galena-pyrite-sphalerite ore (Roberts and Rapp, 1965). Maghagendorfite...green to pale green, compact lamellar aggregates in pyrite and as medium green crusts composed of <0.01-mm...up to 1 meter in diameter and is associated with pyrite, strengite, phosphosiderite and gyp­ sum at the...with special emphasis on Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Articles on the fundamentals and methods of
 
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