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Ganz valley, Langenwang, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austriai
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Ganz valleyValley
LangenwangMunicipality
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag DistrictDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 34' 33'' North , 15° 41' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
61622
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61622:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Ganztal (Ganzgraben), Langenwang, Bezirk Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, Steiermark, Österreich


Boulders and possible outcrop (most time buried!) of lazulite-quartz veins. Located in the Ganz valley, ca. 3 km east of Hönigsberg and ca. 3 km south of Mürzzuschlag, immediately above a forest road, at an elevation of 940 m asl. Last visit by FB: 2. August 2010.

For locality map see https://www.mindat.org/photo-124734.html

A small boulder with dark blue lazulite in quartz was found at June 26, 2005 in a ditch dug for a high-voltage cable, about 200 m NNW of Ganz valley lazulite locality, at an elevation of 890 m asl.

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22 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Augelite
Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3
Description: with lazulite
Bearthite
Formula: Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Habit: subhedral to anhedral, partly broken crystals in quartz
Colour: slighly yellowish to light grey
Fluorescence: none
Description: molar Ca/(Ca+Sr) > 0.95 - 0.90.
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
'Chlorite Group'
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Description: between lazulite grains with goyazite
Florencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Florencite-(La)
Formula: LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Description: Tiny grains (<< 0.1 mm) in apatite.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Goyazite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Description: between lazulite grains with crandallite
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Colour: pale to medium blue
Description: masses with quartz, apatite, muscovite
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Pretulite
Formula: Sc(PO4)
Habit: up to 0.1 mm large grains in lazulite
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: cm-sized masses with lazulite, apatite; micron-sized grains in apatite and lazulite
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: white
Description: massive vein quartz
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
References:
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Pretulite8.AD.35Sc(PO4)
Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Augelite8.BE.05Al2(PO4)(OH)3
Bearthite8.BG.05Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Gorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Goyazite8.BL.10SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Florencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Florencite-(La)8.BL.13LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
H BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
O BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O PretuliteSc(PO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Al BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
P BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P PretuliteSc(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
ScScandium
Sc PretuliteSc(PO4)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Sr GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Ba GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
LaLanthanum
La Florencite-(La)LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
CeCerium
Ce Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6

Localities in this Region

  • Styria
    • Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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