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Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austriai
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Robineau sand pitPit
Großrust- not defined -
Obritzberg-RustMunicipality
Sankt Pölten-Land DistrictDistrict
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Sand Pit

Robineau sand pit, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 16' 42'' North , 15° 36' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.27848,15.60477
GeoHash:
G#: u2e4ehg49
GRN:
N33E08
Type:
Pit
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Großrust363 (2018)0.8km
Kleinrust135 (2018)1.2km
Obritzberg329 (2018)1.8km
Hausheim183 (2018)2.8km
Absdorf490 (2018)3.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
294479
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294479:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sandgrube Robineau, Großrust, Obritzberg-Rust, Mostviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Abandoned sand pit which extracted sand from thick Tertiary sand deposits ('Melker Sand') from the southern rim of the Bohemian Massif.

Occurrence of septarian concretions containing calcite and gypsum crystals in cracks.

Nearby are two other, neighbouring, overgrown sand pits; the eastern one has the coordinates 48.2793, 15.6084.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘPara-alumohydrocalcite5.DB.05CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Para-alumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Para-alumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Para-alumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Para-alumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Para-alumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

Kolitsch, U. (2018): 2085) Calcit, Gips und Para-Alumohydrocalcit von einer Sandgrube bei Großrust, Dunkelsteinerwald, Niederösterreich. Pp. 220-221 in Walter, F. et al. (2018): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVII. Carinthia II, 208./128., 185-254.
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