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Spessartine from
Wunwand (Wunspitze), Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria


Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodonite1
Rhodochrosite1
Quartz1
Svabite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wunwand (Wunspitze), Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:270243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:270243:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘRomariswandköpfe, Kals am Großglockner, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘJörgn Alp, Kals am Großglockner, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
27.8km (17.2 miles) ⓘSchmieding glacier, Kaprun, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘMooser dam, Mooserboden reservoir, Kaprun, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘUpper level pressure duct, Mooserboden reservoir, Kaprun, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘDrossen dam, Mooserboden reservoir, Kaprun, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘKrapfkühkarl (Krapfkühkar), Kaprun, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘBrandlscharte, Kaprun, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘHerzog-Ernst-Spitze, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘSchloss Alp, Bad Hofgastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Niedermayr, G. (1986): 626. Rhodonit, Spessartin und Braunit von der Wun Spitze, N von Prägraten, Osttirol. P. 528 in: NIEDERMAYR, G., B. MOSER, W. POSTL & F. WALTER (1986): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XXXV. Carinthia II, 176./96. 521-547.
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2017): 2026) Albit, Amphibol, Bementit(?), Braunit, ein Mn-Chlorit, As-haltiger Fluorapatit, Galaxit, Hämatit, Hübnerit, Iwakiit(?), Jakobsit, Kalifeldspat, Kutnahorit, Långbanit, Manganoxide, Nickelskutterudit, Pyrophanit, Quarz, Rhodochrosit, Rhodonit, Safflorit, Sarkinit, Sonolith, Spessartin, Tephroit, Uraninit und Zirkon aus Manganvererzungen von der Wunwand (Wunspitze) bei Prägraten, Osttirol. Pp. 241-246 in Walter, F. et al. (2017): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVI. Carinthia II, 207./127., 217-284.
 
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