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


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Vivianite, etc.

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
09626510017366271945807.jpg
Vivianite, etc.

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

Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Vivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Triphylite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vivianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:200870
Long-form Identifier:1:3:200870:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vivianite
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘGupper quarry, Wildbachgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘA2 motorway tunnel (Herzogberg tunnel), Herzogberg, Modriach, Edelschrott, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘEbenlecker farm (Ebenlöcker farm; Ebenlecker quarry), Herzogberg, Modriach, Edelschrott, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘKollegg, Sankt Andrä, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘA2 Highway bridge (Schönweg), Judenbach valley, Sankt Andrä, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘLind, Griffen, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘKarlschacht lignite mine, Rosental an der Kainach, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMuttlkogel, Zangtal, Köflach - Voitsberg lignite deposit, Köflach, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘRailway construction site, Lichendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘFe deposit, Dürnstein, Neumarkt in der Steiermark, Murau District, Styria, Austria
References
Postl, W., Niedermayr, G., Brandstätter, F. (1989) 735. ß-Uranophan, Galenit, Skapolith, Sphalerit, Vivianit und Todorokit vom Brandrücken-Explorationsstollen auf der Koralpe, Kärnten. Pp. 234-235 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (1989): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XXXVIII. Carinthia II: 179./99.: 231-268. (In German.) https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/CAR_179_99_0231-0268.pdf
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
 
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