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Aragonite from
Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria


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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
06525850017367118268385.jpg
Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
08428120017272076021281.jpg
Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
05578530017272021103562.jpg
Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:23641
Long-form Identifier:1:3:23641:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘGypsum-anhydrite mine, Wienern, Grundlsee, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘHinterstein Alp gypsum quarry (Pyhrn gypsum quarry), Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘHuttererhöß, Hinterstoder, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘDachstein mammoth cave, Obertraun, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘEschach Alp (Eschachboden; Martinlager), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘEdlacher Moor slag locality, Bärndorf, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘBrandriedel, Ramsau am Dachstein, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘZinkwand (Neualpe), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘGrießgraben, Pleschberg, Admont, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
References
Schebesta, Karl (1992) Schlackenminerale aus der Walchen bei Öblarn/Steiermark [Slag minerals from the Walchen near Öblarn/Styria]. Lapis, 17 (2). 19-30; 50
 
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