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Quartz from
Resch quarry (Leopoldschlag quarry), Gurhof, Leopoldschlag, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Amphibole Supergroup3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Resch quarry (Leopoldschlag quarry), Gurhof, Leopoldschlag, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:768356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:768356:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
7.3km (4.6 miles) Hundsberg, Sandl, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
9.8km (6.1 miles) Königsau, Sandl, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
13.6km (8.5 miles) Malý Stradov, Stradov, Omlenice, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
15.2km (9.4 miles) Stiftungsberg, St. Oswald bei Freistadt, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
17.7km (11.0 miles) Lest, Kefermarkt, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
18.3km (11.4 miles) Osang, Angelbach, Bad Großpertholz, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
19.1km (11.9 miles) Appenau, Bad Leonfelden, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
20.4km (12.6 miles) Besednice sever I, Besednice moldavite occurrences, Besednice, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
20.8km (12.9 miles) Neumarkt tunnel, S 10 motorway, Neumarkt im Mühlkreis, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
24.9km (15.5 miles) Moravice, Frymburk, Český Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
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