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Spinel from
Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Spinel

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Spinel, etc.

Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore10
Hercynite8
Laurite7
Ilmenite7
Pentlandite7
Pyrite5
Chalcopyrite5
Limonite5
Rutile4
Chromite3
Irarsite3
Millerite3
Baryte1
Bornite1
Clay minerals1
Xenotime-(Y)1
Pyrrhotite1
Sperrylite1
Hollingworthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolfsbach, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:885496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:885496:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGabbro occurrence, Stálky, Znojmo District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘDrosendorf, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘNonndorf gabbro quarry, Nonndorf bei Raabs, Raabs an der Thaya, Waidhofen an der Thaya District, Lower Austria, Austria
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarries, Dietmannsdorf an der Wild, Brunn an der Wild, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘŠtěpánovice, Výčapy, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘBorovina, Třebíč, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘKordula, Rešice, Znojmo District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘKostelíček, Třebíč, Třebíč District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘZwettler Leiten, Felling, Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘStonařov meteorite (Stannern meteorite), Stonařov (Stannern), Jihlava District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
References
Peter Lamatsch collection
Kolitsch, U. (2015): 1937) Amesit(?), Baryt, Bornit, Chalkopyrit, Chromit, Hercynit, Hollingworthit, Ilmenit, Irarsit, Klinochlor, Laurit, Magnetit, Millerit, Pentlandit, Polydymit, Pyrit, Pyrrhotin, Rutil, Sperrylith, Spinell, Violarit und Xenotim-(Y)(?) von Wolfsbach im nördlichen Waldviertel, Niederösterreich. Pp. 246-249 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2015): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXIV. Carinthia II, 205./125., 207-280.
 
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