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Celestine from
Pretaller tunnel, A9 Motorway tunnels, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pretaller tunnel, A9 Motorway tunnels, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:301554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:301554:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘGotthardi adit, Teichen Mine, Langteichengraben (Lange Teichen), Kalwang, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘWiesergut Mine (Wieser Mine), Oberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘOberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘHaringgraben gypsum mine, Oberort (Tragöß-Oberort), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘHüttgraben, Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘKleinreifling, Weyer, Steyr-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘCoal mine, Steinbachmauer, Göstling an der Ybbs, Scheibbs District, Lower Austria, Austria
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘAlbert adit, Hüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘGroßauer quarry (Grossauer quarry), Reichraming, Steyr-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘSohlen Alp (Solln; Sohlen; Sohlenalpe; Sollalpe), Niederalpl, Mariazell, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
References
Taucher, J. et al. (1993)
 
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