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Opal-AN from
Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria


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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Opal-AN

Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Opal var: Opal-AN
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aragonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal-AN data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:268490
Long-form Identifier:1:3:268490:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal-AN
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘStradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘSchlarbaum quarry, Klausen, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘSteinberg, Mühldorf bei Feldbach, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘAldrian quarry (Hofstatt quarry), Lieschengraben, Oberhaag, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, Badersdorf, Oberwart District, Burgenland, Austria
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘHoller quarry, Badersdorf, Oberwart District, Burgenland, Austria
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘHartner quarry, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘLaßnitzgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘRostock creek, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
 
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