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Lengenbach Quarry, the Glossary

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The Lengenbach Quarry is located in the Binn Valley (Valais, Switzerland) and it is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual sulfosalt mineral specimens.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 9 relations: Binntal, Dolomite (rock), Italy, Mindat.org, Mineral, Sulfosalt mineral, Switzerland, Type locality (geology), Valais.

  2. Economy of Switzerland
  3. Geography of Valais
  4. Mining in Switzerland
  5. Quarries
  6. Surface mines in Switzerland

Binntal

The Binn Valley (German: Binntal) is a valley of the Alps, located on the north side of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais.

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Dolomite (rock)

Dolomite (also known as dolomite rock, dolostone or dolomitic rock) is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Mindat.org

Mindat.org is a non-commercial interactive online database covering minerals around the world.

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Mineral

In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.

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Sulfosalt mineral

Sulfosalt minerals are sulfide minerals with the general formula, where. Lengenbach Quarry and Sulfosalt mineral are Sulfosalt minerals.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Type locality (geology)

Type locality, also called type area, is the locality where a particular rock type, stratigraphic unit or mineral species is first identified.

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Valais

Valais, more formally, the Canton of Valais, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the cantons of Vaud and Bern to the north, the cantons of Uri and Ticino to the east, as well as Italy to the south and France to the west.

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See also

Economy of Switzerland

Geography of Valais

Mining in Switzerland

Quarries

Surface mines in Switzerland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengenbach_Quarry

Also known as Lengenbach.