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Ankerite from
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria


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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite, etc.

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite, etc.

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
01881590017271978383259.jpg
Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
08568630017271978406223.jpg
Ankerite, etc.

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Ankerite

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz11
- var Rock Crystal1
Cinnabar5
Siderite3
Chalcopyrite2
Dolomite1
Graphite1
Goethite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:40801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:40801:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘZölz, Krumpengraben, Hafning, Trofaiach, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘBucheck, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘRadmer iron ore mine, Radmer an der Stube, Radmer, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘBrandberg, Sankt Peter-Freienstein, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Unterwald, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Galgenberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘS6 motorway tunnel (Tanzenberg tunnel), Tanzenberg, Kapfenberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘIron mine (Gollrad; Golrad; Herrenkögerl), Gollrad, Mariazell, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘGreithgraben (Göriach Alp; Kreithgraben; Gereit), Turnau, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘFeistereck (Finstereck), Turnau, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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