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Byssolite from
Wallhorn Alp, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria


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Byssolite, etc.

Wallhorn Alp, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
05454720017818908154229.jpg
Byssolite, etc.

Wallhorn Alp, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
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Byssolite, etc.

Wallhorn Alp, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wallhorn Alp, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1962001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1962001:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘFrosnitz valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘWarnsdorfer Hütte, Krimml, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSattelkar, Gosskopf, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘAscham Alp - Breitfuß - Sonntagskopf area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘPredoi Mine (Prettau Mine), Prettau (Predoi), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘSöllnkar, Krimml, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘSeekar (Seebachkar), Seebach lake, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘSenning gorge (Speibing gorge), Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘBruchgraben, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘLaperwitz glacier, Kals am Großglockner, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
C.Auer (2026)Identification: Visual Identification
 
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