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Malaschofsky quarry, Waldhausen im Strudengau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Malaschofsky quarryQuarry
Waldhausen im StrudengauMunicipality
Perg DistrictDistrict
Upper AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 13' 25'' North , 14° 57' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gloxwald343 (2018)1.5km
Nöchling699 (2018)2.0km
Berghof211 (2018)2.7km
Sankt Nikola an der Donau212 (2018)3.6km
Nabegg255 (2018)3.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Mineralien- und Fossiliensammler Oberösterreichs Ortsgruppe LinzLinz, Oberösterreich49km
Mindat Locality ID:
237489
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237489:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sarmingstein
Name(s) in local language(s):
Steinbruch Malaschofsky, Sarmingstein, Grein, Perg, Mühlviertel, Oberösterreich, Österreich


Quarry in (mainly) granite ('Weinsberger Granit').

Not to be confused with the two Malaschofsky quarries (owned by the same company) in the Waldviertel (Lower Austria).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O CerussitePbCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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