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Chalcedony from
Zeiselberg forestry road cut, Magdalensberg, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zeiselberg forestry road cut, Magdalensberg, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224618
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224618:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘA2 Highway tunnel (Falkenberg tunnel), Wölfnitz, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘTerpetzen, Trixen, Völkermarkt, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘSchaumboden, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘZietnerkogel, Zwein, Kraig, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘMagnetite deposit, Sonntagsberg, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry, Griesserhof (Gulitzen; Gullitzen), Hirt, Micheldorf, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘMarble quarry (Bürgergilt quarry; Bürgergilde quarry), Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘSlag localities, Waitschach, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘAlbert adit, Hüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘHüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Niedermayr, G. (1997): 1045. Chalcedon, Klinozoisit und Pyrophyllit sowie andere Mineralien vom Zeiselberg, östlich Klagenfurt, Kärnten. P. 172 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (1997): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XLVI. Carinthia II, 187./107., 169-214.
 
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