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Sand pit (NE), Winzing, Obritzberg-Rust, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Sand pit (NE)Pit (Overgrown)
Winzing- not defined -
Obritzberg-RustMunicipality
Sankt Pölten-Land DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 17' 3'' North , 15° 34' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Overgrown) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Obritzberg329 (2018)1.3km
Neustift101 (2018)2.4km
Ambach291 (2018)2.5km
Großrust363 (2018)2.5km
Hausheim183 (2018)2.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
58559
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58559:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fischer sand pit
Other Languages:
German:
Sandgrube (NE) (Sandgrube Fischer), Obritzberg-Rust, Bezirk St. Pölten, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Old, overgrown (2022) sand pit (Tertiary 'Melker Sand' of the Molasse zone) with clay-dominated horizons.
Known for gypsum rosettes (in clay) and mineralised septaria.

Located 3 km NE (NNE) of Karlstetten.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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