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Zircon from
Feldspar quarry, Laas, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria


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Zircon

Feldspar quarry, Laas, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
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Zircon

Feldspar quarry, Laas, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
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Zircon

Feldspar quarry, Laas, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Feldspar quarry, Laas, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:199682
Long-form Identifier:1:3:199682:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMillstatt Pegmatite Field, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘLaggerhof, Millstatt lake, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHahnenkofel, Großegg, Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘLug-ins-Land, Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘFeldspar quarry, Wolfsberg, Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘLippnik feldspar quarry, Lieser ravine, Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘLieser river alluvials, Trebesing, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘGigler quarry (Tierpark quarry), Koschach, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘRaibl Mines, Cave del Predil, Tarvisio, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘModre quarry (Svata quarry; Koschach quarry), Koschach, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Niedermayr, G. (1985): 594. Beryll, Metatorbernit und andere Mineralien aus dem Steinbruch Laas bei Fresach im Drautal. P. 240 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (1985): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XXXIV. Carinthia II, 175./95., 235–252.
Brandstätter, F. & Niedermayr, G. (1987): 654. Orthit, Synchisit und Uraninit sowie weitere Mineralien aus dem Steinbruch Laas bei Fresach. Pp. 288-291 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (1987): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XXXVI. Carinthia II, 177./97., 283-329.
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
 
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