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Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerlandi
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Explanation board of the uniqueness of Erzmatt (detail)

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Explanation board of the uniqueness of Erzmatt field (Detail II)

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Erzmatt, Buus, Canton Basel Land, Switzerland

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Erzmatt field, Buus, Canton of Basel Land, Switzerland

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Explanation board of the uniqueness of Erzmatt (detail)

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Explanation board of the uniqueness of Erzmatt field (Detail II)

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Erzmatt, Buus, Canton Basel Land, Switzerland

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Erzmatt field, Buus, Canton of Basel Land, Switzerland

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Explanation board of the uniqueness of Erzmatt (detail)

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Explanation board of the uniqueness of Erzmatt field (Detail II)

Erzmatt, Buus, Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 20'' North , 7° 51' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Buus1,005 (2017)0.9km
Maisprach933 (2017)2.2km
Magden3,433 (2013)4.0km
Zuzgen863 (2013)4.2km
Ormalingen1,803 (2017)4.3km
Other Languages:
German:
Erzmatt, Buus, Bezirk Sissach, Kanton Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz


As- and Tl-enriched soil related to the gossan zone of a primary mineralisation hosted by a carbonate rock. All minerals are microscopic.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Reference: Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23; Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Avicennite
Formula: Tl2O3
Reference: Voegelin, A., Pfenninger, N., Petrikis, J., Majzlan, J., Plötze, M., Senn, A.-C., Mangold, S., Steininger, R. and Göttlicher, J. (2015): Thallium speciation and extractability in a thallium- and arsenic-rich soil developed from mineralized carbonate rock. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49, 5390-5398; Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23; Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Reference: Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23.; Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: EDXS measurement, Jan. 2020, P. Roth. The mineral is rare and rather insignificant
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Dorallcharite ?
Formula: TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Unclear if Tl>K.
Reference: Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23; Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23.
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: Voegelin, A., Pfenninger, N., Petrikis, J., Majzlan, J., Plötze, M., Senn, A.-C., Mangold, S., Steininger, R. and Göttlicher, J. (2015): Thallium speciation and extractability in a thallium- and arsenic-rich soil developed from mineralized carbonate rock. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49, 5390-5398; Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23; Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
'Limonite'
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
'Manganese Oxides'
Reference: Voegelin, A., Pfenninger, N., Petrikis, J., Majzlan, J., Plötze, M., Senn, A.-C., Mangold, S., Steininger, R. and Göttlicher, J. (2015): Thallium speciation and extractability in a thallium- and arsenic-rich soil developed from mineralized carbonate rock. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49, 5390-5398.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Collected and EDXS measured, Dec. 2019, P. Roth
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Voegelin, A., Pfenninger, N., Petrikis, J., Majzlan, J., Plötze, M., Senn, A.-C., Mangold, S., Steininger, R. and Göttlicher, J. (2015): Thallium speciation and extractability in a thallium- and arsenic-rich soil developed from mineralized carbonate rock. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49, 5390-5398.
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Reference: Voegelin, A., Pfenninger, N., Petrikis, J., Majzlan, J., Plötze, M., Senn, A.-C., Mangold, S., Steininger, R. and Göttlicher, J. (2015): Thallium speciation and extractability in a thallium- and arsenic-rich soil developed from mineralized carbonate rock. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49, 5390-5398.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: P. Roth, Feb. 2020
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23.
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.
Yukonite ?
Formula: Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Reference: Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Avicennite4.CB.10Tl2O3
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Dorallcharite ?7.BC.10TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Yukonite ?8.DM.25Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Limonite'-
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H DorallchariteTlFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O AvicenniteTl2O3
O JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O RutileTiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O BaryteBaSO4
O QuartzSiO2
O YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O DorallchariteTlFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S BaryteBaSO4
S DorallchariteTlFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Fe DorallchariteTlFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
AsArsenic
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Ba BaryteBaSO4
TlThallium
Tl AvicenniteTl2O3
Tl DorallchariteTlFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

References

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Voegelin, A., Pfenninger, N., Petrikis, J., Majzlan, J., Plötze, M., Senn, A.-C., Mangold, S., Steininger, R. and Göttlicher, J. (2015): Thallium Speciation and Extractability in a Thallium- and Arsenic-Rich Soil Developed from Mineralized Carbonate Rock. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49 (9), 5390–5398.
Majzlan, J., Petrikis, J., Voegelin, A.. (2016): Arsen- und Thallium-Minerale bei Buus, Baselland. Schweizer Strahler 50 (1), 20-23.
Herrmann, J., Voegelin, A., Palatinus, L., Mangold, S., Majzlan, J. (2018): Secondary Fe–As–Tl mineralization in soils near Buus in the Swiss Jura Mountains. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 887-898.

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