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Magnesite from
Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


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Magnesite

Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Magnesite

Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Magnesite

Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Magnesite

Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
09229360017361193114931.jpg
Magnesite

Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Magnesite

Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite3
Kaolinite-Serpentine Group3
Quartz3
Pyrite2
Chalcopyrite2
Rutile2
Monazite-(Ce)1
Cinnabar1
Millerite1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34817:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘS35 motorway tunnel (Kirchdorf tunnel), Kirchdorf, Pernegg an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘS6 motorway tunnel (Tanzenberg tunnel), Tanzenberg, Kapfenberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘHaufenreith, Passail, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘRabenstein, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sattlerkogel, Veitsch, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘDürrkogel (Dürsteinkogel), Veitsch, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘOberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘWiesergut Mine (Wieser Mine), Oberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘHäuselberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘKaintaleck Mine (Kaintalegg Mine; Hohenburg deposit), Oberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
References
Hubmann, B. & Weber, L. (2010): Rohstoffe und Riffe im Grazer Paläozoikum. Journal of Alpine Geology 53, 159-180. https://opac.geologie.ac.at/ais312/dokumente/Bd.%2053_159-180.pdf
Kolitsch, U. & Gröbner, J. (2016): Cobaltit, Delafossit und Monazit-(Ce) vom Magnesitbergbau Breitenau am Hochlantsch. Der Steirische Mineralog 31, 50-51.
 
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