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Ranciéite from
Marble quarry (Bürgergilt quarry; Bürgergilde quarry), Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria


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Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
08739580017368385278561.jpg
Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
09946230017371382955060.jpg
Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Ranciéite, etc.

Marble quarry, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ranciéite
Formula:(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ranciéite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marble quarry (Bürgergilt quarry; Bürgergilde quarry), Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:304646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:304646:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ranciéite
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMartis Mine (Schmiede Mine), Ratteingraben, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘEmma adit, Ratteingraben, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘWaitschach, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘAlbert adit, Hüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLoben, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Galgenberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘBrandberg, Sankt Peter-Freienstein, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘStyrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘDennig quarry, Kanzelkogel, Gratkorn, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘASTRA gravel pit, Großsulz, Kalsdorf bei Graz, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
References
Ertl, Andreas, Pertlik, Franz, Prem, Markus, Post, Jeffrey E., Kim, Soo Jin, Brandstätter, Franz, Schuster, R. (2005) Ranciéite crystals from Friesach, Carinthia, Austria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 17 (1). 163-172 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2005/0017-0163
Cotterell, T. F., Jenkins, D. (2008) Ranciéite from Mynydd Parys, Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 59-63
 
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