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Bronzite from
Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria


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Bronzite

Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Enstatite var: Bronzite
Formula:(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bronzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:549139
Long-form Identifier:1:3:549139:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bronzite
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘAugraben, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘGulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘLobminggraben quarry, Lobminggraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘStadtwald, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘPusygraben (Unterer Grabner), Lölling, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘBärofen, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
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