
Binntal - valley of the minerals and strength place
The Binntal counts among physical
experts as a valley of fully concealed treasures. Who wanders with
open eyes and leisurely walk by the area of the Binntal, some astonishing
jewel finds out.
To international name the region
of the Binntal reached because of the variety in minerals which
searches their equals. More than a dozen mineral kinds were nowhere
found up to now differently in the world than in the Binntal. Some
of them carry geographic names from the region, for instance, Lengenbachit,
Wallisit or Cervandonit. The unique fullness in minerals is to
be led back on the fact that the Binntal region from quite different
rocks is built up.
In the Binntal the mountains reveal
their secrets.
They have already seen everything
in the matter of nature? We can think this first if you have visited
the Binntal. No loud mountain passes, no humming mountain roads
disturb here the rest. Feet and bike are here the only sensible
further transaction types. No miracle that this are stands under
austere protection. To thousands hectares of untouched mountain
world open to him who submits as a person to the immense physical
impressions. Then the mountains reveal their secrets - a variety
of mountain crystals as it is nowhere to be found, otherwise, in
the world.

Who walks with open eyes by the Binntal,
not only an extremely varied flora and fauna, but wherever one
goes glittering, color-splendid stones and quartz crystal finds
out. Since the 18-th century the Binntal is famous for his rock
wealth, and the slag heap of the mineral pit ling brook, to the
only crystal mine of Switzerland, are for amateur's geologists
every age a rich finding site. Who walks in the Binntal, besides,
should have after hammer, chisel and box for findings. The cash
value found precious objects is not probably so high, the experience
value of it the higher!
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