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Graphite from
Renz quarry, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Graphite

Renz quarry, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
09446530017370027727942.jpg
Graphite

Renz quarry, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Graphite

Renz quarry, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Renz quarry, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:277738
Long-form Identifier:1:3:277738:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGraphite mine, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘGraphite quarry, Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWeinberg South, Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘWeinberg Middle, Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘGraphite mine, Richterhof, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘTurquoise ditch (Weinberg Forest), Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMalaschofsky quarry (Raxendorf quarry), Pölla, Raxendorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘTrandorf, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMarble quarry (Thalinger quarry; Hausbruch), Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘWolfsbühel, Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Schrauder, M., Beran, A., Hoernes, S., Richter, W. (1993) Constraints on the origin and the genesis of graphite-bearing rocks from the variegated sequence of the Bohemian Massif (Austria) Mineralogy and Petrology, 49 (3) 175-188 doi:10.1007/bf01164593
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