The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts

The Lengenbach quarry is a world-famous mineral locality, especially known for its rare and well-crystallized Tl, Pb, Ag, and Cu bearing sulfosalts. As of June 2018, it is the type locality for 44 different mineral species, making it one of the most prolific localities worldwide. A total of 33 thall...

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Main Authors:	Thomas Raber, Philippe Roth
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:	Minerals
Subjects:	Lengenbach Binn valley thallium sulfosalts hutchinsonite fangite richardsollyite sartorite routhierite-stalderite chabournéite-dalnegroite
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/9/409

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spelling	doaj-1907acbeeb534c258d877e159a88cce22020-11-25T00:47:43ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2018-09-018940910.3390/min8090409min8090409The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium SulfosaltsThomas Raber0Philippe Roth1Lengenbach Research Association (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach, FGL), Gemeinde Binn, Dorfstr. 11, 3996 Binn, SwitzerlandLengenbach Research Association (Forschungsgemeinschaft Lengenbach, FGL), Gemeinde Binn, Dorfstr. 11, 3996 Binn, SwitzerlandThe Lengenbach quarry is a world-famous mineral locality, especially known for its rare and well-crystallized Tl, Pb, Ag, and Cu bearing sulfosalts. As of June 2018, it is the type locality for 44 different mineral species, making it one of the most prolific localities worldwide. A total of 33 thallium mineral species have been identified, 23 of which are type minerals. A brief description of several thallium species of special interest follows a concise and general overview of the thallium mineralization.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/9/409LengenbachBinn valleythalliumsulfosaltshutchinsonitefangiterichardsollyitesartoriterouthierite-stalderitechabournéite-dalnegroite
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spellingShingle	Thomas Raber Philippe Roth The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts Minerals Lengenbach Binn valley thallium sulfosalts hutchinsonite fangite richardsollyite sartorite routhierite-stalderite chabournéite-dalnegroite
author_facet	Thomas Raber Philippe Roth
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title	The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts
title_short	The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts
title_full	The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts
title_fullStr	The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts
title_full_unstemmed	The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts
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publishDate	2018-09-01
description	The Lengenbach quarry is a world-famous mineral locality, especially known for its rare and well-crystallized Tl, Pb, Ag, and Cu bearing sulfosalts. As of June 2018, it is the type locality for 44 different mineral species, making it one of the most prolific localities worldwide. A total of 33 thallium mineral species have been identified, 23 of which are type minerals. A brief description of several thallium species of special interest follows a concise and general overview of the thallium mineralization.
topic	Lengenbach Binn valley thallium sulfosalts hutchinsonite fangite richardsollyite sartorite routhierite-stalderite chabournéite-dalnegroite
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The Lengenbach Quarry in Switzerland: Classic Locality for Rare Thallium Sulfosalts

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