Provenite

Binntal (Binn valley)

AreaUnknownDraft data

46.3670° N, 8.1830° E · ± 10 km

Dolomite from Valais, Switzerland, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Dolomite

Dolomite at Binntal (Binn valley)

Well-formed dolomite floater crystal of about 2 cm from the Binn valley.
Well-formed dolomite floater crystal of about 2 cm from the Binn valley.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
CaMg(CO₃)₂
Morphology
Floater crystal
Typical size
Thumbnail, about 2 cm

Sources: SRC-510 SRC-471 SRC-472

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Geology of the locality

Region
Valais
Country
Switzerland

Valley-level locality around Binn; the Lengenbach quarry in this valley is a classic dolomite locality. Coordinates are those of Binn village.

Sources: SRC-485 SRC-471

Sources

  1. SRC-485 · Website
    Binn, SwitzerlandWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-471 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - DolomiteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineral Data Publishing / Mineralogical Society of America
  3. SRC-510 · Website
    File:Dolomite-4mc19a.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
  4. SRC-472 · Website
    Dolomite - Gallery (Minerals.net)Minerals.net · Minerals.net

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.