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Eckerite from
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland


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Eckerite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Eckerite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Eckerite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Eckerite
Formula:Ag2CuAsS3
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Eckerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:926617
Long-form Identifier:1:3:926617:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014 and 2015. Newsletter No 23. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (1) 51-58 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.1.05
Bindi, L., Nestola, F., Graeser, S., Tropper, P., Raber, T. (2015) Eckerite, Ag2CuAsS3, a new Cu-bearing sulfosalt from Lengenbach quarry, Binn valley, Switzerland: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (3) 687-694 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.3.13
Raber, T. and Graeser, S. (2017): Eckerit - ein spezielles Silber-Kupfer-Sulfosalz vom Lengenbach. Schweizer Strahler, 51 (3), 36-37 (in German and French).
 
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