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Alunite from
Trass pit, Gossendorf, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria


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Alunite

Trass pit, Gossendorf, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Alunite

Trass pit, Gossendorf, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
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Alunite

Trass pit, Gossendorf, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trass pit, Gossendorf, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:299560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:299560:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘSchlarbaum quarry, Klausen, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Pauliberg, Markt Sankt Martin, Oberpullendorf District, Burgenland, Austria
99.2km (61.6 miles) ⓘPajtika Hill, Cserszegtomaj, Keszthely district, Zala County, Hungary
References
Blümel, O.W. (1962): Traß aus Gossendorf und Kalkhydrat. Mitt.-Bl. Abt. Miner. Landesmus. Joanneum, 1: 1-6. (as "mixture of calafatite [= alunite] and almeriite [= natroalunite]).
 
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