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Calcite from
Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria


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Calcite, etc.

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite, etc.

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
09660540017362302454560.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite, etc.

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite, etc.

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
07586720017271978726441.jpg
Calcite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
07413480017271978771473.jpg
Calcite

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Calcite, etc.

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz9
- var Chalcedony2
- var Amethyst1
Ferrierite-Mg7
Pyrite5
Clinoptilolite Subgroup4
Saponite2
Goethite1
Harmotome1
Ilmenite1
Pisolite1
Sepiolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (38 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:40824
Long-form Identifier:1:3:40824:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘLimestone quarries, Weißenegg, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘGravel pit, Werndorf, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘASTRA gravel pit, Großsulz, Kalsdorf bei Graz, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘPlabutsch tunnel, Straßgang, Graz, Styria, Austria
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘGrillkogel, Mantrach, Großklein, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘGrillkogel quarry (Burgstallkogel), Mantrach, Großklein, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘPerlmooser quarries, Retznei, Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘKollerberg, Eggenberg, Graz, Styria, Austria
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘAmphibolite quarry (Schwemmhoisl quarry; Burgegg quarry), Schwemmhoisl farm, Warnblick, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘGupper quarry, Wildbachgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Postl, W., Taucher, J., Moser, B. (1996) Neue Mineralfunde im oststeirischen Vulkangebiet. Mitteilungen der Abteilung für Mineralogie am Landesmuseum Joanneum: 60/61: 3-76. https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/view/21568421/neue-mineralfunde-im-oststeirischen-vulkangebiet
 
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