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Pickeringite from
Rath quarry, Marhof, Stainz, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pickeringite
Formula:MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pickeringite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rath quarry, Marhof, Stainz, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:731550
Long-form Identifier:1:3:731550:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pickeringite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘEbenlecker farm (Ebenlöcker farm; Ebenlecker quarry), Herzogberg, Modriach, Edelschrott, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘSonnberg, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘSeegraben mine, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘQuartz quarry, Wolfsgruben (Wolfgruben; Wolfsgrube), Seiz, Kammern im Liesingtal, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sattlerkogel, Veitsch, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘKirggraben, Donnersbach, Irdning-Donnersbachtal, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
References
Postl, W. & Bernhard, F. (2011): 1715: Pickeringit, Epsomit und Gips aus dem Plattengneis-Steinbruch der Firma Rath im Teufenbachgraben bei Rachling, Koralpe, Steiermak. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2011): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LX. Carinthia II, 201/121, 182.
 
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