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Zircon from
Fuchs Alp - Fuchs lake area, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Alpine Pasture
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fuchs Alp - Fuchs lake area, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1453045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1453045:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘLagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘOberhüttensee, Forstau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘWeißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘAigner Alp, Schellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘSchellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘStüblbau Mine, Gold mines, Schellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘSilbereck - Altenbergkar area, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘLignitz lake, Mariapfarr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘLower Schwarz lake, Muritzen valley, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘSchwemmberg (Roßbrand), Radstadt, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2021): 2209) Weitere mineralogische Untersuchungen an dem metamorphen jurassischen Manganvorkommen im Bereich der Fuchsalm in der Hochfeindgruppe, Radstädter Tauern, Salzburg: Nachweise von Arseniopleit, Arsenmedait, Celsian, Coombsit, Fluorcalcioroméit, Gasparit-(Ce), Gasparit-(La), Nd-dominanter Gasparit, Hedyphan, Hejtmanit, Hydrocalcioroméit, Konichalcit, Magnesio-Arfvedsonit, Mimetesit und sein unbenanntes OH-Analogon, Pyrobelonit, Sarkinit, Suzukiit/Bavsiit, Tilasit, Tiragalloit, das unbenannte Epidotgruppenglied CaSr(Fe3+AlMn3+)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) und weiteren Mineralien. Pp. 225-246 in Walter, F. et al. (2021): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXX. Carinthia II, 211./131., 187-276. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/CAR_211_131_1_0187-0276.pdf
 
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