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Zoisite from
Kupplerbrunn (Kupplerbrunnen), Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Zoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kupplerbrunn (Kupplerbrunnen), Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:200841
Long-form Identifier:1:3:200841:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zoisite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘPrickler Halt, Eberstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGrafenzeche (Grafenzech), Donnerkogel, Klein Sankt Paul, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘSt. Leonhard auf der Saualpe, Griffen, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘPusygraben (Unterer Grabner), Lölling, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSemlach (Untersemlach), Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMeiselding, Mölbling, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘBarbara adit, Meiselding, Mölbling, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘDump of Koralm Basis Tunnel, Sankt Andrä, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘPfeiferstocker Inn, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘSpodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Mottana, A., Church, W. R., Edgar, A. D. (1968) Chemistry, mineralogy and petrology of an eclogite from the type locality (Saualpe, Austria) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 18 (4) 338-346 doi:10.1007/bf00399695
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
Miller, C., Thöni, M., Konzett, J., Kurz, W., Schuster, R. (2005) Eclogites from the Koralpe and Saualpe type-localities, Eastern Alps, Austria. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 150.
 
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