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Brookite from
Wurten glacier, Wurten, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria


Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Brookite
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brookite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wurten glacier, Wurten, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:197498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:197498:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brookite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRauriser Goldberg (Hoher Goldberg), Kolm-Saigurn, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘGold Mines, Alteck, Wurten, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNeubauhaus, Kolm-Saigurn, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘLeidenfrost, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBazzite locality, Lachegg gorge, Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘLachegg gorge, Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSchönegg Alp, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘGotelinde tunnel (Kolm-Saigurn-Naßfeld water tunnel), Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘRoad cuts, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBockhartsee reservoir, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Kobloch, Gerald (1992) Fundstellen am Wurtenkees in Kärnten -Alpintip für Einsteiger [Sites at Wurtenkees in Carinthia - Alpine tip for beginners]. Lapis, 17 (3). 41-44; 58
 
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