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Celestine from
Bad Ischler Salzberg, Perneck, Bad Ischl, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bad Ischler Salzberg, Perneck, Bad Ischl, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:267089
Long-form Identifier:1:3:267089:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSalt mine, Altaussee, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘSchönberg Cave System, Ebensee, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘKlauseggwände, Rigausbach valley, Seydegg, Abtenau, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘGypsum-anhydrite mine, Wienern, Grundlsee, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘZwieselbad, Abtenau, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘRigausbach valley, Seydegg, Abtenau, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘGypsum mine (Moldan mine), Webing, Rigaus, Abtenau, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘTraunstein, Gmunden, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘGschliefgraben, Gmunden, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘKasberg, Grünau, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
References
Arthofer, P., Leitner, T., Kapeller, A. (2025): 2341) Aegirin, Aluminocopiapit, Alunit, Atacamit, Ferricopiapit, Halloysit, Halotrichit, Pickeringit, Talk und Thenardit sowie Neufunde von Coelestin aus der Salzlagerstätte Bad Ischl, Oberösterreich. Pp. 322-324 in Walter, F. et al. (2025): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXXIV. Carinthia II, 215./135., Klagenfurt.
Meixner, Heinz (1950) Neue Mineralvorkommen aus den Ostalpen. Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 2 (3) 195-209 doi:10.1007/bf01129608
 
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