#Lengenbach Quarry

[theoldbone]

Jordanite, Lengenbachite, pyrite, Lengenbach Quarry, Switzerland, photo by Uwe Haubenreisser

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[wigmund]

From Mindat.Org Photo Of The Day; March 22, 2018:

Sphalerite: ZnS; Pyrite: FeS2; Realgar: As4S4

Locality: Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

“3.98 mm group with yellow Sphalerite crystal, red Realgar and Pyrite crystals. Collection & Photo Matteo Chinellato. First place in the micromount division of the Mineral Photography competition at the 2018 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show"

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[underthescopemineral]

Rutile

TiO2

Locality:

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Largest Crystal Size: 1.08 mm

Collection & photo Matteo Chinellato

Rutile is an interesting, varied and important mineral. Rutile is a major ore of titanium, a metal used for high tech alloys because of its light weight, high strength and resistance to corrosion. Rutile is also unwittingly of major importance to the gemstone markets. It also forms its own interesting and beautiful mineral specimens.

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[hematitehearts]

Sphalerite

Locality: Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Wallis, Switzerland

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[underthescopemineral]

Dolomite

CaMg(CO3)2

Locality:

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Field of View: 4.2 mm

Harald Biecker's Photo

Dolomite  is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate. The term is also used for a sedimentary carbonate rock composed mostly of the mineral dolomite. An alternative name sometimes used for the dolomitic rock type is dolostone.

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[underthescopemineral]

Jordanite

Pb14(As,Sb)6S23

Locality:

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Field of View: 7.1 mm

Thick tabular iridescent jordanite. 

Photo and collection Joachim Esche

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