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Aragonite from
Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria


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Aragonite

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite, etc.

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Aragonite

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
03186170017271985812512.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
06572960017272324537182.jpg
Aragonite

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
05711280017271985878975.jpg
Aragonite

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
03186170017271985812512.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydromagnesite1
Magnetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Preg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:855552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:855552:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘGulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘLobminggraben quarry, Lobminggraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘHartlegraben, Kaisersberg, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Galgenberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘRahm quarry, Kammern im Liesingtal, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘHäuselberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBrandberg, Sankt Peter-Freienstein, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘFlatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘWeißenbach district (Flatschachgraben; Weißenbachgraben), Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBrunngraben district, Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
References
Neschen, Peter (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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