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Albite from
Wunwand (Wunspitze), Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria


Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wunwand (Wunspitze), Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1104604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1104604:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘEissee eclogite, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘDorf Alp, Dorferbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry (Islitzfall), Hinterbichl, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘSteinsteg eclogite, Frosnitz valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘHoher Zaun, Dorferbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘGroßer Happ (Hoher Happ), Maurerbach valley, Ströden, Hinterbichl, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘKnorr glacier, Innergschlöss, Gschlöss valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘGroßvenediger northwest slope, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘHinterer Maurerkeeskopf north slope, Krimml, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMauerkeeskopf, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2017): 2026) Albit, Amphibol, Bementit(?), Braunit, ein Mn-Chlorit, As-haltiger Fluorapatit, Galaxit, Hämatit, Hübnerit, Iwakiit(?), Jakobsit, Kalifeldspat, Kutnahorit, Långbanit, Manganoxide, Nickelskutterudit, Pyrophanit, Quarz, Rhodochrosit, Rhodonit, Safflorit, Sarkinit, Sonolith, Spessartin, Tephroit, Uraninit und Zirkon aus Manganvererzungen von der Wunwand (Wunspitze) bei Prägraten, Osttirol. Pp. 241-246 in Walter, F. et al. (2017): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVI. Carinthia II, 207./127., 217-284.
 
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