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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Fuchsite
Formula:K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite2 photos of Fuchsite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Sphalerite1 photo of Fuchsite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fuchsite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5402:7
GUID (UUID V4):91611044-d539-4ec1-92a1-cd3d46ccf23d
Nearest other occurrences of Fuchsite
2.4km (1.5 miles) Reckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
3.0km (1.9 miles) Holzerspitz north slope, Fäldbach valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
4.0km (2.5 miles) Fäldbach valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
6.9km (4.3 miles) Mühlebach, Ernen, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
10.4km (6.4 miles) Bielig Valley (Selking Valley), Biel, Grafschaft, Goms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
45.8km (28.4 miles) Bella Tola, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
63.1km (39.2 miles) Rocca di Verra, Gobba di Rollin-Rocca di Verra ridge - Blu Lake area, Champoluc, Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy
85.4km (53.1 miles) Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy
85.5km (53.1 miles) Marble quarries, Musso, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
88.0km (54.7 miles) Rio Oremo, Chiavolino, Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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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)
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)
zinciferous Tennantitc (' Binnite '), and Fuchsite from the Lengenbach quarry, Binnenthal, 1 By O. T. l~oR, M.A~...characters of seligmannite T Hfrom the well-known quarry in the Lengenb~ch, Binnentha], were first described...referred to in L6on Desbuissons's ' La Vall~e de Binn ', 1909, pp. 124, 184. (3) A s ~ Y s i s oF l~uscovi~E...Desbuissons's ' La Vall~e de Binn ', 1909, pp. 65, 164, 184. I t occurs at the Lengenbach quarry as clear green crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral only recently from the famous Lengenbach quarry in Switzerland (Biagioni et al. 2021). Later it was...Ansermet et al. (2021) from the Chandolin Alp in Switzerland. This paper is presenting detailed mineralogical...strongly hydrothermally altered serpentinites (fuchsite-rich listvenites) of the Lower Paleozoic Klátov...(this paská Bystrica, Slovak Republic). per) and *Lengenbach (Biagioni et al. 2021). For the sake of comThe...character of the curve of tennantite-(Hg) from Lengenbach (Biagioni et al. 2021) is probably caused by
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
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oxidised iron grain, silicates (dark grey); Basalt Quarry Bühl, Weimar near Kassel, Hessen, Germany (sample:...goethite (?, dark line), silicates (dark grey); Basalt Quarry Bühl near Kassel, Germany (sample: Hanel/Altherr);...part of grain), silicate matrix (dark grey); Stahl quarry, Dörrmorsbach, Aschaffenburg, Spessart, Franken...bornite (pinkish), dolomite (dark grey); Dolomite quarry, Rędziny, Czarnów, Rudawy Janowickie Mts., Lower...Albula Valley, Grischun (Grisons/ Graubünden), Switzerland (sample: van Acken); PPL B Godlevskite (dark
Book (volume)
L'Ossola .. . . .. ... . . . . Cap. XXXIII - La Val di Binn . .. . . . Cap. XXXIV - Zone del Grimsel e della...a cavallo >> tra la Val For­ mazza e la Valle di Binn. Questi esemplari sono caratteristici anche per...saccaroide bianca (2x). Ochsenfeld, a/ta Valle di Binn. rissimo di ferro e di alluminio. 11 colore e chia­...dolo­ mia nelle vicinanze del Sempione (Valle di Binn). Nel Tirolo austriaco, della bella tremolite si...(lavori idroelettrici dell 'Oberaar), la Val di Binn, qualche cava dell'Ossola (Croveo, Vil­ ladossola
Journal (issue)
Carolina. Muscovite (twinned) from the Nello Teer Quarry near Raleigh, N. C. in pegmatite veins where pneumatolytic...is uncommon. Major localities are at Ticino, Switzerland; Austria; and Italy. POLYLITIIlONITE, KLi 2 A1Si...mentioning. These are f uchsite and vermiculite. FUCHSITE: Fuchsite is often not recognized as an individual...example of twinned muscovite from the NeUo Teer Quarry, Raleigh, N. C. Fleischer, Michael, Chao, G. Y...Brazil) Hatchite 1912 Solly & Smith {Lengenbach, Switzerland) Dienerite 1926 Doelter (Radstadt, Austria)
Catalog/List
CO/3 OH blue micro crystals on rock. (Greystones Quarry,Lezant,Cornwall) £2.00 lx H £3.50 2 076 CALEDONITE...Quartz with micro spots of Native Copper. (Kingston Quarry,Cornwall) 1x1 £2 553 TETRAHEDERITE (Cu Fe) Sb S...unusual location. (Grenz Glacier near.Zermatt,Switzerland) W x « £3 lxl £5 086 CARMINITE Pb Fe Arsenate...cleavages with cerussite and or Pyrolusite (Merehead Quarry, Mendips,Somerset) H x B £2 269 MENDIPITE Pb/3...fibrous on' 2cm white dolomite. ' (Lengenbach Quarry,Binn Valley Switzerland) £4.50 163 GALENA Lead Sulphide
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L'Ossola ... .. .. . . . . .. Cap. XXXIII - La Val di Binn .. . .. . Cap. XXXIV - Zone del Grimsel e della...Go­ schener Alp nel cantone di U ri, la Valle di Binn e le zone del Grimsel e della Furka nell'alto Vallese...ancora oggi. esistono famiglie, quali gli Imhof di Binn, i Caveng di Sedrun e gli Indergand di Goschenen...classico esempio e costituito dalla cava di Lengenbach in Val di Binn, in cui l'origine dei solfuri e dei solfosali...localita sono costituiti dalle do­ lomie della Valle di Binn, di Crevola d'Ossola e della Galleria del Sempione
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
as binnite which occurs at the Lengenbach, Oanton Wallis, Switzerland. Excellent crystals were obtained...as binnite which occurs at the Lengenbach, Canton Wallis, Switzerland. Excellent crystals were obtained...zinciferrous tennantite ('binnite'), and fuchsite from the Lengenbach quarry, Binnenthal. Min. Mag. 15, 385-387
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
. Red silver minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland. On their Crystallographical Charavters. By G...specimens in the neighbom'hood of the village of Binn, Switzerland, particularly of those occurring in the white...white crystalline dolomite of the Lengenbach quarry, and his patient energy has been rewarded by the discovery...in streak from realgar, a common mineral in the quarry. From geniemetrical measurement of a few crystals...L V E R ~IINERALS F R O m T H E BINNENTHA.L, SWITZERLAND. 285 association with sartorite, or other sulpharsenite
Catalog/List
BAUMHAUERITE dark grey metallic areas of red Realgar. (Lengenbach 9 Binnatal 1x1 1:5.00 C75 brown Mongolia ...Novada U,S.A.) 9 (Mt Beigua, in sugary white Switzerland) on quartz. cle:avages North 9 Carolina...County, California U.S.A) 1x1 t2.50 1x2 t5.00 C€2 FUCHSITE, ( Chr"mian Muscovi te) at tracti ve rich bright...SILLIJ\'iAIHTE, very IRGIIISI1 1 ~, C) 7mm frem Davis Quarry 9 n,::tr Bancroft Onta:bbo nn ene side .2 ins thick
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Bauditz, Vejby, Denmark; Pierre Perroud, Geneve, Switzerland; Jiri Just, Perth, Australia; Richard Thomssen...Ca)5Ali2(P04)8(0H)22*32H20, 0 Orth. Pearly colorless. Moculta quarry, Angaston (near), South Australia, Australia. H=...Sub-translucent dirty yellow, brownish-yellow, green. Vilate quarry, Chanteloube, Haute-Vienne, France. H= 5-5.5, Djn=3...Translucent yellow. Cherbadung, Binntal, Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. H= 6.5-7, Djj4=3.70, Dg=3.71, VIID...white in reflected light. Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. H= 3, Djjj= 5.329, Dc=
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common terms are not abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and...Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald Mts., in the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from...to Hot Springco., Arkansas, in the Point of Rock quarry, pearly. Clea,·age {001} perfect. {100} and {010}...mineral of alkaline rocks in the Point of Rocks quarry, Colfax co., New Mexico, with aegirine and arfvedsonite...SwitzerlandItaly, overlooking Binntal, Valais canton, Switzerland, also crystals in Obersulzbachtal Valley
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Tsumeb, Namibia. Crystals of binnite in Lengenbach, Binntal. Switzerland, up to 30 mm (l'/i6 in). Crystals...in contact metamorphic limestone from the Kalkar quarry, California, USA. Application: Sn ore. Cylindrite...Massachusetts, USA: also Val d'Anniviers, Wallis, Switzerland. Massive aggregates come from Dobsina, Slovakia;...from the cavities in dolomite from Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland. Livingstonite HgSb4S8 MONOCLINIC...known in metamorphic veins in Val d'Anniviers, Switzerland. Betekhtinite Cu| 0 (Fe,Pb)S 6 ORTHORHOMBIC
Catalog/List
silvery massive with minor Chalcopyrite (Hingsten Quarry, Cornwall) lx2 El.SO 2x2 E3.00 2x3 E5.00 2 002...BARYTES pure golden brown cleavage. (Fullers earth Quarry Redhill, Surrey) lxl SOp. lx7. f.1.00 218 BAUHHAUERITE...vhite Dolomite, most with·realgar. (lengenbach Hine, Binn, Switzerland lxl f.4.50 lxl.5 f6.50 050 BEIDELLITE...creamywhite micro crystals in cavilies in Natrolite (Saga Quarry,TvedalenNorway) lxl EZ.60 063 BOULANGERITE Pb/5...Quartz crystals (Wannigletscher, Binntal, Wallis Switzerland) l/2ins .E3.50 111 CALCIUM CATAPLEITE Ca Zr SiO
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10:215-217 ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54...minerals in the Alpine ar,d Subalpine region [Switzerland,Austria and Iti:Jy](by C. M. Gramaccioli) 8:287-293...ANALCIME Natrolite and analcime from Eckman Creek quarry. Waldport. Oregon (by M. Groben) 1:153, 1:173,...23:88-90 ANCYLITE Calcian ancylite from [the Keystone quarry near Cornog,] Pennsylvania: new data (by F. A....13:107-112 ANDERSON, WAYNE --and R. Stinchfield: Pint's quarry. Black Hawk County, Iowa 20:473-479 ANDOVER MINE
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Nruuibia. Crystals of binnite -in Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland, up to 30 nun (P/16 in). Crystals...in contact metamorphic limestone from the Kalkar quarry, California, USA. Application: Sn ore. Cylindrite...Massachusetts, USA; also Val d' Anniviers, Wallis, Switzerland. Massive aggregates come from Doliina, Slovakia;...from the cavities in dolomite from Lengenbach, Binntal, Switzerland. Livingstonite HgSb4Sg MONOCLINIC...Luis Potosi, Mexico. Rathite, 60 mm, Binntal, Switzerland Sartorite PbAs2S4 Rathite •• MONOCLINIC
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Editorial Office MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland This is a reprint of articles from the Special...© 2021 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed...minerals, Cu and Pd in native gold, and Cr in fuchsite indicate a relationship between ore formation...© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed...Petrology and Geochemistry (EMPG-XV), ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 5–8 June 2016. 112. Palyanova, G.A. Gold and
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Mexico (#2, column 1) and TENNANTITE, Dresser quarry, Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada (13, column 2). ...Mineralogical Museum , University of Berne, Switzerland Mineralogical Museum , University of Copenhagen... Also in Canada, Scotland, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, and New Zealand (nephrite). BEST REF...the floor of the 910-foot level of the Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California, associated with quartz...(cleavelandite), England, Norway, Sweden, France, Italy, Switzerland (pericline), Austria, Germany, USSR, India, Japan
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trapezohedron faces (cp. Fig. 17, p. 131) . Switzerland. Be/,;w Elongated prismatic crysffiis (cp. Fig...cavities of Alpine type around the Gross Venediger. SWITZERLAND - Riffelberg near Zermatt. 77 ARGENTITE Ag...South-West Africa. &low Smoky ciuartz. Val Giuv, Switzerland. PLATE 15 Sea produced 'yellow copper' by...Tavesch, and exceptional crystals in the marble of Lengenbach, Binnatal. AuSTRIA schalenblende at Bleiberg...parallelintergrown crystals showing skeletal development. Switzerland. Bel()W left Phantom quartz. Minas Gerais, Brazil
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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
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The collector should make a point of looking at quarry faces or cliff sections. These will be especially...inclusions may give attractive optical effects; green fuchsite mica plates in rock crystal give a green spangled...Felsobanya and Nagyag, Romania, and in the Binntal, Valais in and the streak orange to red. Realgar is decomposed...of gem quality, are found in the USA at the Switzerland. Finds also occur at Tajowa in Corsica... It occurs with realgar in the Binntal, Valais, Switzerland, at Jozankei, Hokkaido in Japan, minerals
 
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