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Prehnite from
Riekenkar, Riekengraben, Kolbnitz, Reißeck, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria


Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riekenkar, Riekengraben, Kolbnitz, Reißeck, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:197866
Long-form Identifier:1:3:197866:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘRieken Alp, Riekengraben, Kolbnitz, Reißeck, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGigler quarry (Tierpark quarry), Koschach, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘIrsa quarry, Pflüglhof Inn, Koschach, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘHochalmspitze, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘModre quarry (Svata quarry; Koschach quarry), Koschach, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘSchleier fall, Koschach, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘKaponig tunnel, Obervellach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘKälberspitzen northeast slope, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘSeebach valley, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSchwußner Alp (Schwußnerhütte), Seebach valley, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
 
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