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Limonite from
Kasten Alp, Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kasten Alp, Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:363263
Long-form Identifier:1:3:363263:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘVomper Loch mines, Vomp, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘKnappenhof, Axams, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘLamark (Lamark Alp), Hochfügen, Fügenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMartin adit, Schrofen area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘRoggland mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘPfunds (Pfunds Alp; "Pfuns"), Hochfügen, Fügenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘMagnesite mine, Tux, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘEinberg, Scheffach, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘWerdenfels quarry, Murnau am Staffelsee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘGilgen adit, West slope ("Am Geyer"), Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg mining district, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
References
50. (in German)
Strasser, M. & Weiß, S. (2006): Bleibergbau im Karwendelgebirge: Die Kastenalm und ihre Mineralien. Lapis 31 (3), 32-35; 50 (in German).
 
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