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Hydromagnesite from
Upper Riffl glacier (incl. Rifflöd; Hohe Riffl; Totenlöcher), Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria


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Hydromagnesite

Upper Riffl glacier, Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Hydromagnesite

Upper Riffl glacier, Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Hydromagnesite

Upper Riffl glacier, Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Locality type:Glacier
Classification
Species:Hydromagnesite
Formula:Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydromagnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper Riffl glacier (incl. Rifflöd; Hohe Riffl; Totenlöcher), Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:913320
Long-form Identifier:1:3:913320:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hydromagnesite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘTotenkopf (incl. Lower Riffl glacier), Uttendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘGumpachkreuz, Dorferbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry (Islitzfall), Hinterbichl, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘNeuschurf adit, Schwarzleo mining district, Schwarzleograben, Hütten, Leogang, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘDachstein mammoth cave, Obertraun, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
References
Neschen, Peter (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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