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Chlorite Group from
Modre quarry, Kras, Treffen am Ossiacher See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Modre quarry, Kras, Treffen am Ossiacher See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:199844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:199844:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘMillstatt Pegmatite Field, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘFeldspar quarry, Laas, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘLug-ins-Land, Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘRotrasten (Rotrasten-Iron; Rottrasten; Rothrasten), Reichenau, Feldkirchen District, Carinthia, Austria
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘHematite mine, Erlacher Bock, Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘRaibl Mines, Cave del Predil, Tarvisio, Udine Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘGroßbuch, Wölfnitz, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
34.4km (21.3 miles) ⓘA2 Highway tunnel (Falkenberg tunnel), Wölfnitz, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘPitzelstätten, Wölfnitz, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘA10 Highway tunnel (Katschberg tunnel), Katschberg, Rennweg am Katschberg, 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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