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Amsteg

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Path to the site	Schweiz / Uri, Kanton / Silenen / Amsteg
Journey Description	Vom Autobahnkreuz "Seedorf" am Vierwaldstättersee fährt man auf der A 2 in S Richtung 14 km bis zur Abfahrt Amsteg. Oder über die Gotthardstraße über Altdorf.
Kind of Exposure	Natural outcrops
GPS Coordinates	Amsteg Amsteg WGS 84: Lat.: 46.76949813° N, Long: 8.67198944° E WGS 84: Lat.: 46° 46' 10.193" N, Long: 8° 40' 19.162" E CH1903: Y: 694204, X: 180553 Local weather information, Macrostrat geological map
Topographic Map	Schweizer Koordinaten 693´971 / 182´982.
Mineralienatlas short URL	https://www.mineralatlas.eu/?l=7336 Please feel free to link to this location
Shortened path specification	Amsteg, Silenen, Uri, CH Useful for image descriptions and collection inscriptions
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Amsteg

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German	Schweiz / Uri, Kanton / Silenen / Amsteg
English	Switzerland / Uri / Silenen / Amsteg

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Images from localities (9 Images total)

Stollenmundloch NEAT-Zugangsstollen Amsteg

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Stollenmundloch NEAT-Zugangsstollen Amsteg
Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. 3.2011. Belüftungslutten.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Zugangsstollen
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Stollenmundloch NEAT-Zugangsstollen Amsteg

Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. 3.2011. Belüftungslutten.

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2011-03-12

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Tunnel-Bohr Maschine (Modell)
Vorderer Teil. Gesamtlänge 400m. Uri, Schweiz. 3.11.10.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
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Tunnel-Bohr Maschine (Modell)

Vorderer Teil. Gesamtlänge 400m. Uri, Schweiz. 3.11.10.

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-07

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Kraftwerk Amsteg
Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. 3.2011. Links hinter dem Viadukt ist der Eingang ins Maderanertal.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/Kraftwerk
Image: 1300043267
Rating: 10 (votes: 1)
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Kraftwerk Amsteg

Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. 3.2011. Links hinter dem Viadukt ist der Eingang ins Maderanertal.

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2011-03-13

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Kraftwerk Amsteg
Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. 3.2011.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/Kraftwerk
Image: 1300043167
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Kraftwerk Amsteg

Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. 3.2011.

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2011-03-13

Geologisches Längenprofil des gesamten Tunnels

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Geologisches Längenprofil des gesamten Tunnels
NEAT. Gotthard-Basistunnel. Erstfeld, Amsteg, Sedrun, Faido, Bodio. Schweiz.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
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Geologisches Längenprofil des gesamten Tunnels

NEAT. Gotthard-Basistunnel. Erstfeld, Amsteg, Sedrun, Faido, Bodio. Schweiz.

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Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-08

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Laumontit
NEAT, Hauptröhre, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. B:30cm.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
Mineral: Laumontite
Image: 1289163351
Rating: 6.33 (votes: 3)
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Laumontit

NEAT, Hauptröhre, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. B:30cm.

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Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-07

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Fadenquartz
Fadenquartz BB 30x25x30 mm Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/Kraftwerk/Kraftwerksstollen
Copyright: Othmar Atzor; Contribution: anatase2
Collection: anatase2, Collection number: 0691
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/Kraftwerk/Kraftwerksstollen
Mineral: Fadenquartz
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Fadenquartz (SNr: 0691)

Fadenquartz BB 30x25x30 mm Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/Kraftwerk/Kraftwerksstollen

Collection:

anatase2

Othmar Atzor

Contribution: anatase2 2022-04-23

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Pyrit
NEAT Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. X:4,5cm.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
Mineral: Pyrite
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Pyrit

NEAT Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz. X:4,5cm.

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Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-08

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Stilbit-(Ca) xx
Bildbreite: 5 mm; Fundort: St.-Gotthard-Basistunnel (Nord), NEAT-Baustelle, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
Mineral: Stilbite-Ca
Image: 1214183722
Rating: 8.25 (votes: 4)
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Stilbit-(Ca) xx

Bildbreite: 5 mm; Fundort: St.-Gotthard-Basistunnel (Nord), NEAT-Baustelle, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz

Stephan Wolfsried

Contribution: Philip Blümner 2008-06-23

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Rutil xx
Bildbreite: 10 mm; Fundort: St.-Gotthard-Basistunnel (Nord), NEAT-Baustelle, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
Mineral: Rutile
Image: 1214179124
Rating: 8.67 (votes: 3)
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Rutil xx

Bildbreite: 10 mm; Fundort: St.-Gotthard-Basistunnel (Nord), NEAT-Baustelle, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz

Stephan Wolfsried

Contribution: Philip Blümner 2008-06-22

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Minerals (Count: 73)

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reset Al As Ba Be Bi Ca Ce C Cl Cu Fe F H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb P Si S Sr Ti Y Zn Zr

Actinolite

Adularia (Var.: Orthoclase)

'Apophyllit-Gruppe'

Byssolite (Var.: Actinolite)

Calcite

Cerussite

'Chabazite series'

Chalcedony (Var.: Quartz, Mogánite)

Fadenquartz (Var.: Quartz)

'Garnet supergroup'

'Heulandite series'

Paper spar (Var.: Calcite)

Rock Crystal (Var.: Quartz)

Rutile

Scolecite

Sericite (Var.: Muscovite)

Siderite

Smoky Quartz (Var.: Quartz)

Kurt Bucher, Tobias B. Weisenberger: Fluid-induced mineral composition adjustments during exhumation: the case of alpine stilbite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Vol. 166, Issue 5 (2013) S. 1489-1503.
(Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/St.-Gotthard-Basistunnel (Nordabschnitt))

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Rock images (5 Images total)

Zerscherter Chlorit-Biotitgneis mit Graphitflächen

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Zerscherter Chlorit-Biotitgneis mit Graphitflächen
(Erstfelder Gneis). Aar-Massiv, Zugangsstollen Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Zugangsstollen
Rock: biotite gneiss
Image: 1289115362
Rating: 6 (votes: 2)
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Zerscherter Chlorit-Biotitgneis mit Graphitflächen

(Erstfelder Gneis). Aar-Massiv, Zugangsstollen Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.

Collection:

Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-07

Views (File:

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Granitaplit
(Erstfelder Gneis). Aar-Massiv, Zugangsstollen NEAG Amsteg. Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Zugangsstollen
Rock: aplite
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Granitaplit

(Erstfelder Gneis). Aar-Massiv, Zugangsstollen NEAG Amsteg. Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.

Collection:

Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-07

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Erstfelder Gneis
NEAT-Projekt, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
Rock: gneiss
Image: 1289162152
Rating: 4 (votes: 1)
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Erstfelder Gneis

NEAT-Projekt, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.

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Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-07

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Phyllit mit Chlorit
Intschizone, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
Rock: phyllite
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Phyllit mit Chlorit

Intschizone, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz.

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Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-07

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Amphibolit
Etzlital, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz; (vermutlich Epidotamphibolith - siehe Diskussion)
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Archiv Doc Diether
Location: Schweiz/Uri, Kanton/Silenen/Amsteg/NEAT-Baustelle/Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun
Rock: amphibolite
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Amphibolit D

Etzlital, Amsteg, Reusstal, Uri, Schweiz; (vermutlich Epidotamphibolith - siehe Diskussion)

Collection:

Archiv Doc Diether

Doc Diether

Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-11-07

Rocks (Count: 11)

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Regions where this site is located

Europe / Alps

Subsidiary Pages

Switzerland Uri Silenen Amsteg Kraftwerk Kabelstollen Kavernenzentrale Kraftwerksstollen Wasserschlossanlagen Meitschligen Teiftal NEAT-Baustelle Hauptröhre Amsteg - Sedrun St.-Gotthard-Basistunnel (Nordabschnitt) Zugangsstollen Reusstal-N2-Baustellen
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Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Herrn Peter Ammacher, Amsteg, sei herzlichst gedankt für seine Informationen über das Gebiet Amsteg und den NEAT-Tunnel.
Doc Diether

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form)	dUbg83Nh1kWpesghxEgY-A
GUID (Global unique identifier)	F3E04675-6173-45D6-A97A-C821C44818F8
Database ID	7336