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Allentsteig military training area, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austriai
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Allentsteig military training areaMilitary Training Area
Zwettl DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° North , 15° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
204810
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204810:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Allentsteig military training ground
Other Languages:
German:
Truppenübungsplatz Allentsteig, Bezirk Zwettl, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Pegmatites in (and also near?) the military training area ('Truppenübungsplatz Allentsteig') which occupies a large area south of Allentsteig. It is the largest military training area in Austria (ca. 157 km2).

Coordinates of the approximate centre of the training ground (boundaries to be added): N 48.6584, E 15.3257.

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
'K Feldspar'
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Manganese Oxides'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Stellerite
Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Stellerite9.GE.15Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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Wikipedia:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truppen%C3%BCbungsplatz_Allentsteig
Wikidata ID:Q1581469

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