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Tourmaline from
Upper serpentinite quarry, Zwettler Leiten, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Tourmaline, etc.

Upper serpentinite quarry, Zwettler Leiten, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Tourmaline, etc.

Upper serpentinite quarry, Zwettler Leiten, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Tourmaline, etc.

Upper serpentinite quarry, Zwettler Leiten, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:Cell parameters (15.97, 7.17 A) suggest a schorlitic composition.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group1
Feldspar Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper serpentinite quarry, Zwettler Leiten, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1069555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1069555:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLower serpentinite quarry, Zwettler Leiten, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘAm Zwickl, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘTannenfeld (Tannfeld), Maigen, Weinzierl am Walde, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMaigen, Weinzierl am Walde, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKlein-Heinrichschlag, Albrechtsberg an der Großen Krems, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSerpentinite occurrence, Wurschenaigen, Lichtenau im Waldviertel, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBlocherleitengraben, Weinzierl am Walde, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBengelbach (incl. Mitterfeld), Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘWolfsberg (Zeindlhof), Bengelbach (incl. Mitterfeld), Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘKönigsalm, Senftenberg, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Heinz Fürnkranz collection (SXRD-analysed by Uwe Kolitsch)
 
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