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Spinel from
Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Comments:Reported as "Chromspinell", without analytical details.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007180:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘStubenberg Quarry, Stubenberg am See, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘGams stratigraphic sections, Gams bei Hieflau, Landl, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
61.9km (38.4 miles) ⓘSteinberg, Mühldorf bei Feldbach, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘStradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘBärofen, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘYbbsitz meteorite, Ybbsitz, Amstetten District, Lower Austria, Austria
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘPusygraben (Unterer Grabner), Lölling, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Kollnitz, Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
94.9km (58.9 miles) ⓘLoja, Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Tufar, W., Siewers, U., Weber, Ch. (2008) Zur Genese der paläozoischen Spatmagnesit-Lagerstätte Breitenau am Hochlantsch (Grazer Paläozoikum, Steiermark, Österreich). Joannea - Mineralogie: 4: 5-52. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/JoanneaMineralogie_4_0005-0052.pdf
 
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