The Lengenbach Quarry is located in the
Binn Valley
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. The valley is drained by the ''Binna'', a tributary of the Rhone, at Grengiols. The valley is named afte ...
(
Valais,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
) and it is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual
sulfosalt mineral specimens.
The
dolomite Dolomite may refer to:
*Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral
*Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock
*Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community
*Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...
hosted deposit of the quarry is in the Binn Valley, a small valley in the southwest of Switzerland in the Swiss canton of
Valais. To its south lies
Italy.
Mineralogy
The mineralogy has been studied for nearly 200 years. Lengenbach is the
type locality for 48 minerals.
References
Bibliography on the mineralogy and geology of Lengenbach quarry Binntal minerals information
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Sulfosalt minerals
Economy of Switzerland
Mining in Switzerland
Surface mines in Switzerland
Geography of Valais
Quarries