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Binntal (Lengenbach quarry), Valais

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: imhofite, seligmannite), realgar.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Triassic dolomite-hosted sulfosalt deposit

World-famous type locality for many thallium sulfosalts.

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