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Tourmaline from
Faschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area (Gießhübler Berg; Gießhübler Holzschlag), Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria


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Tourmaline, etc.

Faschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
07001260017364002907896.jpg
Tourmaline, etc.

Faschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
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Tourmaline, etc.

Faschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Faschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area (Gießhübler Berg; Gießhübler Holzschlag), Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:294196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:294196:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘFriesenbichler quarry (Rohrdorfer quarry; Kohlbacher quarry), Schindergraben, Falkenstein, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘQuartzite quarry (Steinbruch Rohrdorfer; Tanzer quarry), Falkenstein, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘTraibach stream bed, Traibachgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘHöllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘWegscheidkreuz, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘSchloffereck, Miesenbach bei Birkfeld, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘRattner Alp - Steinriegel area, Ratten, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘRotriegel ridge, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘPlankogel (Antoni adit; Neu Barbara adit), Gasen, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘFreßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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