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Uraninite from
Mn deposit, Dürnstein, Neumarkt in der Steiermark, Murau District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Comments:Accessory mineral within manganese silicate rocks
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mn deposit, Dürnstein, Neumarkt in der Steiermark, Murau District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:464758
Long-form Identifier:1:3:464758:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMarble quarry (Bürgergilt quarry; Bürgergilde quarry), Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘHüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘSt. Leonhard auf der Saualpe, Griffen, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘScharnitzfeld, Spodumene pegmatites, Pusterwald, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘKaltwinkelgraben pegmatite outcrops, Sankt Georgen im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘStoffhütte pegmatite, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘWald tunnel, A9 Motorway tunnels, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘUranium prospect, Moserkopf, Mauterndorf, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘSchwagbauer (Schwoagbauer), Osterwitz, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘGraphite mine, Kaisersberg, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
References
SEM-EDX, Franz Bernhard, March 2007
 
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