Alpine Minerals

Switzerland is poor in ore deposits worth mining, but nevertheless rich with a large variety of minerals. The Swiss mineral encyclopaedia lists over 600 different minerals. Not all of them are in the focus of «normal» mineral collectors. Following is only a modest selection of various Swiss minerals – generally only minerals of which MINERALIA has at least one specimen to offer.

Photo: Grossular (hessonite), diopside; Felskinn, Saas-Fee VS, collection Felix Spahr; not for sale.