Lengenbach Quarry
The Lengenbach Quarry is located in the Binn Valley and it is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual sulfosalt mineral specimens. 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.- Type: Quarry
- Description: Binn valley, municipality of Binn, Canton of Valais
- Also known as: “Lengenbach quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mässersee and Stockhorn.
Mässersee
Photo: BECK François, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mässersee is the smallest of four mountain lakes in the upper Binntal of the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Stockhorn
Peak
The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Binn in the canton of Valais. It lies north of the Scherbadung massif.
Schwarzhorn
Peak
The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border, between the Binntal and the Valle Dèvero. It lies north of the Scherbadung. Schwarzhorn is situated 3½ km south of Lengenbach Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fäld and Binn.
Binn
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Binn is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Binn Valley is known for its rich mineral deposits, some types of which are unique to the area. The notable Lengenbach Quarry is in Binn. Binn is situated 2½ km west of Lengenbach Quarry.
Schmidighischere
Village
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schmidighischere is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Lengenbach Quarry.
Lengenbach Quarry
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Binn, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.36521° or 46° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
8.22067° or 8° 13′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FRC968C+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 317057340OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q16894103
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Lengenbach Quarry” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “pedrera Lengenbach”
- Catalan: “Pedrera Lengenbach”
- Chinese: “伦哥巴契”
- Chinese: “倫哥巴契”
- French: “carrière de Lengenbach”
- French: “Carrière de Lengenbach”
- German: “Grube Lengenbach”
- Ukrainian: “Кар’єр Ленгенбах”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Christophorus and Mineralienmuseum.
Nearby Places
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