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Quartz from
Luftenberg quarries (Steininger quarry), Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria


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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Smoky Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Smoky Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Smoky Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
03676530017272083558150.jpg
Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Luftenberg quarries, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydroxylherderite3
Albite2
Fluorapatite2
Columbite-(Fe)2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Luftenberg quarries (Steininger quarry), Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:268504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:268504:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFloriani quarry (Haider quarry), Pulgarn, Steyregg, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘDanube power station, Abwinden, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘSand pit, Plesching, Steyregg, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘA1 Highway bridge, Enns, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘReith, Leonding, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMeitschenhof, Pregarten, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPöstlingberg, Pöstlingberg, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘGötschka tunnel, S 10 motorway, Unterweitersdorf, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘTraun river dam (Traun power plant), Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘNiederlebing, Schwertberg, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
References
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
Brandstetter, G. & M. Reich (1998): Luftenberg - eine bedeutende Pegmatitmineralisation in Oberösterreich. OÖ. Geonachr. 13, 11-25
Brandstetter, Gerhard; Reich, Martin (1999) Luftenberg - eine bedeutende Pegmatit-Mineralisation in Oberösterreich [Luftenberg - an important pegmatite mineralization in Upper Austria]. Mineralien-Welt, 10 (3). 31-43
 
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