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Lithiophorite from
Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria


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Lithiophorite, etc.

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
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Lithiophorite

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
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Lithiophorite, etc.

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
09910880017272085948480.jpg
Lithiophorite, etc.

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
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Lithiophorite

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
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Lithiophorite, etc.

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
09910880017272085948480.jpg
Lithiophorite, etc.

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
04925020017271987889788.jpg
Lithiophorite

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
06339870017271987885284.jpg
Lithiophorite, etc.

Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Classification
Species:Lithiophorite
Formula:(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Comments:Breccia consisting of white quartz clasts set in a matrix of black lithiophorite with little gorceixite. Found as loose pieces weighing up to 400 g along a new forest road in August 2006 within debris of Semmering quartzite.
Habit:very fine grained
Colour:dark grey to black
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lithiophorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:401063
Long-form Identifier:1:3:401063:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lithiophorite
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘRehgartlkreuz, Hafning, Wartmannstetten, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Bernhard, F. (2007)
 
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