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Dolomite from
Weiß‑Spitze eclogites, Virgen valley, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Comments:Dolomite occurs as primary in massive eclogites and as younger carbonate (often rim on magnesite + talc + phengite) in the banded magnesite‑bearing type.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weiß‑Spitze eclogites, Virgen valley, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1905510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1905510:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSteinsteg eclogite, Frosnitz valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘSchlüsselspitz east slope, Dorferbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry (Islitzfall), Hinterbichl, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘFirschnitz, Virgen, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘPrehnitinsel, Kratzenberg, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘWeißeneck, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘEmerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘSchwarze Wand, Scharnbachgraben, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘWindbach valley, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAchsel Alp mine, Scharnbachgraben, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
THOMAS, S.; FRANZ, G. (1988) Kluftminerale und ihre Bildungsbedingungen in Gesteinen der Eklogitzone/Südvenediger-Gebiet (Hohe Tauern, Österreich). Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 81. 189-218
 
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