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Clinochlore from
Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


Classification
Species:Clinochlore
Formula:Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Comments:see also: http://www.geocities.com/Franz_bernhard/polishedslabs/lazulites/lazulites.html
Habit:cm-sized, massiv aggregates
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Lazulite
Pretulite
Quartz
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lazulite10
Apatite9
Quartz8
Pretulite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinochlore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276757:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinochlore
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘFreßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘReingruberkogel quarry, Sankt Jakob im Walde, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sattlerkogel, Veitsch, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘMagnesite quarry, Arzbach (Arzbachleiten), Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘLambachgraben quarry ("Harterbachgraben" quarry), Hadersdorf, Kindberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘBohnkogel, Altenberg an der Rax, Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘBuchwald, Waldbach, Birkfeld, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘErzberg, Altenberg an der Rax, Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘHocheck, Eibegggraben, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Eichberg, Gloggnitz, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Bernhard, Franz, Walter, Franz, Ettinger, Karl, Taucher, Josef, Mereiter, Kurt (1998) Pretulite, ScPO4, a new scandium mineral from the Styrian and Lower Austrian lazulite occurrences, Austria. American Mineralogist, 83 (5-6). 625-630 doi:10.2138/am-1998-5-622
 
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