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Sepiolite from
Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sepiolite
Formula:Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sepiolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:268236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:268236:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sepiolite
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘGulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Galgenberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘOberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘBreitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘHüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘMagnesite quarry, Arzbach (Arzbachleiten), Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
84.4km (52.5 miles) ⓘTrattenbach, Ternberg, Steyr-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘMauterndorf quarry, Mauterndorf quarries, Mauterndorf, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
 
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