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Quartz from
Traun river dam (Traun power plant), Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria


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Quartz

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Chalcedony

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Chalcedony

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Chalcedony

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Chalcedony

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Chalcedony

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Quartz

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Chalcedony

Traun river dam, Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
Locality type:Dam
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite3
Calcite2
Sphalerite1
Almandine1
Muscovite1
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Traun river dam (Traun power plant), Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:270264
Long-form Identifier:1:3:270264:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘReith, Leonding, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPöstlingberg, Pöstlingberg, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘDürnberg, Ottensheim, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘLuftenberg quarries (Steininger quarry), Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘSand pit, Plesching, Steyregg, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘFloriani quarry (Haider quarry), Pulgarn, Steyregg, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘDanube power station, Abwinden, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘA1 Highway bridge, Enns, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘGroßstroheim quarry (Fuchsmeier quarry), Stroheim, Eferding District, Upper Austria, Austria
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘWeberndorf, Hellmonsödt, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
References
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
Kolitsch, U. (2015): 1935) Almandin, Aragonit, Baryt, Heulandit-Na, Klinoptilolith-Na, ein Magnesiochromit-Spinell-Mischkristall und Schwefel vom Traunkraftwerk Pucking, Oberösterreich. Pp. 241-243 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2015): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXIV. Carinthia II, 205./125., 207-280.
 
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