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Bronzite from
Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria


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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Bronzite

Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
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 Gulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774792
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774792:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bronzite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘAugraben, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLobminggraben quarry, Lobminggraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘPusygraben (Unterer Grabner), Lölling, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘStadtwald, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘBärofen, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Roland Nilica collection (analysed)
 
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