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K Feldspar from
Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite11
Quartz8
Zircon6
Fluorapatite5
Siderite4
Sphalerite3
Rutile2
Albite2
Monazite-(Ce)1
Pyrite1
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007451:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Enzenkirchen, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Neustift im Mühlkreis, Rohrbach District, Upper Austria, Austria
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘEitzing Quarry, Oberfrauenwald, Waldkirchen, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘWimhof Quarry, Vilshofen, Passau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘSteinerleinbach Quarry, Röhrnbach, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘMiesberg, Hals, Saldenburg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘOberhaag quarry, Aigen-Schlägl, Rohrbach District, Upper Austria, Austria
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Saunstein, Schönberg, Freyung-Grafenau District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
59.8km (37.1 miles) ⓘTraun river dam (Traun power plant), Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘTeufelstisch Quarry, Bischofsmais, Regen District, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
References
Zirkl, E.J. (1995) in: Die Oberösterreich Mineraliensammlung Otmar Wallenta. Anselm Desing Verein, Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlung Kremsmünster 31, 87 pp.
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C., Berger, F. (2022): 2244) Aktuelle mineralogische Untersuchungen an Funden vom Steinbruch Allerding bei Schärding, Oberösterreich. Pp. 255-263 in Walter, F. et al. (2022): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXXI. Carinthia II, 212./132., 221-308.
 
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