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Plagioclase from
Granulite outcrop, Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granulite outcrop, Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1537138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1537138:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSchimmelsprung pegmatite occurrence, Thunau am Kamp, Gars am Kamp, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘHammerschmiede, Taffa valley, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘDoppelbachgraben (Tobelbachgraben), Maiersch, Gars am Kamp, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMarble quarries (incl. Renz Quarry; Bundesheer Quarry), Winkl, Röhrenbach, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘDürnitzbügel (Dürnitzbiegl; Dürnitzbühel), Schiltern, Langenlois, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘNeumühle quarry, Loistal, Schiltern, Langenlois, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘDörrmühle (Hofmühle), Rastbach, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘFelling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘScheelite occurrence, Wietzen, Lichtenau im Waldviertel, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry, Pingendorf, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Cooke, R.A., O’Brien, P.J., Carswell, D.A. (2000) Garnet zoning and the identification of equilibrium mineral compositions in high‐pressure–temperature granulites from the Moldanubian Zone, Austria. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 18 (5). 551-569 doi:10.1046/j.1525-1314.2000.00273.x
 
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