Lengenbach Quarry

The Lengenbach Quarry is located in the Binn Valley (Valais, Switzerland)[1] and it is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual sulfosalt mineral specimens.

Sphalerite crystal on dolomite, Lengenbach
The small village of Binn and its valley.

The dolomite 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.[2]

References
  1. Website of the Lengenbach Quarry. Information about its location, minerals, history, etc. - in English
  2. "Lengenbach Quarry, Im Feld (Imfeld; Feld; Fäld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland". Mindat.org. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

46°22′00″N 8°11′30″E

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