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Orthoclase from
Gneiss quarry, Ebersdorf, Klein-Pöchlarn, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gneiss quarry, Ebersdorf, Klein-Pöchlarn, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:876341
Long-form Identifier:1:3:876341:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘPegmatite occurrence, Moosing, Gossam, Emmersdorf an der Donau, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘAm Schuß quarry, Am Schuß, Weiten, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘQuarry II, Loja, Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘGraphite quarry, Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘRenz quarry, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘRadlbachtal (Radlgraben; Huthof), Spitz, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘWolfsberg (Zeindlhof), Bengelbach (incl. Mitterfeld), Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘBengelbach (incl. Mitterfeld), Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘWindeckberg, Spitz, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘPegmatite quarry, Ambach, Wölbling, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Hlawatsch, K. (1911): Über einige Mineralien der Pegmatitgänge im Gneise von Ebersdorf bei Pöchlarn, N.-Ö. Verh. k.k. geol. Reichsanst., 1911, 259-261.
Köhler, A. (1932): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Minerale Niederösterreichs. Verh. Geol. B.-A., 1932/4, 89-91.
 
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