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Aragonite from
Christandl quarry, Peunt, Naintschgraben, Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Bunches and single xtals up to 5mm are common, large xtals(50-100mm) are rare
Colour:Colorless, white, yellow
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Pyrite1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christandl quarry, Peunt, Naintschgraben, Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:701596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:701596:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
6.2km (3.8 miles) Talc mine, Rabenwald (Rabenwaldkogel), Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
9.9km (6.2 miles) Stubenberg Quarry, Stubenberg am See, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria
20.9km (13.0 miles) Breitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
22.2km (13.8 miles) Wetterbauergraben, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
23.6km (14.7 miles) Schrems, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
24.6km (15.3 miles) Taschen mining district, Semriach, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
27.4km (17.0 miles) Elisabeth mining district, Deutschfeistritz, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
27.6km (17.2 miles) Lead mine, Graschnitzgraben, Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
27.8km (17.3 miles) S35 motorway tunnel (Kirchdorf tunnel), Kirchdorf, Pernegg an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
28.1km (17.5 miles) Friedrich adit, Deutschfeistritz, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
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