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Eastern tunnel, A9 motorway tunnel (Bosruck tunnel), Bosruck Mt, Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Eastern tunnelTunnel
A9 motorway tunnel (Bosruck tunnel)Tunnel
Bosruck Mt- not defined -
Spital am PyhrnMunicipality
Kirchdorf an der Krems DistrictDistrict
Upper AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 14° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~9km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
57848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57848:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Oströhre, A9 Autobahntunnel (Bosrucktunnel), Bosruck, Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems, Oberösterreich, Österreich


Mineralizations in limestones of the Gutenstein formation, cut during the construction of the tunnel joining Styria and Upper Austria. Located south of Windischgarsten.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
'Mica Group'
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Wagnerite
Formula: Mg2(PO4)F

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Wagnerite8.BB.15Mg2(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O WagneriteMg2(PO4)F
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F WagneriteMg2(PO4)F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na HaliteNaCl
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg WagneriteMg2(PO4)F
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P WagneriteMg2(PO4)F
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MnManganese
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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