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Zircon from
Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria


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Zircon, etc.

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
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Zircon, etc.

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
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Zircon, etc.

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mica Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:200856
Long-form Identifier:1:3:200856:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘReih Alp, Glashütten, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSpießenbach (Spiesenbach), Glashütten, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘWaldrast Inn pegmatite, Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘGroßer Speikkogel, Sankt Andrä, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘStoffhütte pegmatite, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSchwagbauer (Schwoagbauer), Osterwitz, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMalteserhütte, Heb Alp, Hirschegg-Pack, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘKaltwinkelgraben pegmatite outcrops, Sankt Georgen im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘRostock creek, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘLaßnitzgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
Keyser, William; Müller, Axel; Augland, Lars Eivind; Steiner, Ralf (2024) Rare-metal halos of lithium pegmatite at the Wolfsberg deposit, Austria, and their implications for exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 171. 106179 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106179
 
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