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Chlorite Group from
Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Greenschist facies micaschist overprint.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lazulite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:305653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:305653:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGranegg, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘTraibach Quarry, Traibach, Traibachgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘTraibach stream bed, Traibachgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘRattner Alp - Steinriegel area, Ratten, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘHirnriegel, Ganz valley, Langenwang, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘAuersbachgraben, Mürzzuschlag, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘKaltenegg, Southern District, Prinzkogel mines, Prinzkogel (Prinzenkogel), Rettenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘFeistritzwald (Feistritz valley), Northern District, Prinzkogel mines, Prinzkogel (Prinzenkogel), Rettenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘHercynite-chromite occurrence, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
References
Bernhard, Franz, Walter, Franz, Ettinger, Karl, Taucher, Josef, Mereiter, Kurt (1998) Pretulite, ScPO4, a new scandium mineral from the Styrian and Lower Austrian lazulite occurrences, Austria. American Mineralogist, 83 (5-6). 625-630 doi:10.2138/am-1998-5-622
 
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