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Glauconite from
Limseneck Quarry, Ruggell, Liechtenstein


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Glauconite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Glauconite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Limseneck Quarry, Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:923917
Long-form Identifier:1:3:923917:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Glauconite
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘWaag quarry, Unteriberg, Schwyz, Schwyz, Switzerland
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘAn der Schanz quarry (Burgberger Schanze quarry), Burgberg im Allgäu, Oberallgäu District, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘÄngisort, Seedorf, Uri, Switzerland
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘFall quarry, Vils, Reutte District, Tyrol, Austria
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘLimestone quarry, Mellikon, Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland
References
Frommelt, A. (1934) Steinbruch Limseneck, Ruggell. Jahrbuch des historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein: Band 34: 18-32.
Blaser, R. (1952) Geologie des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. 2. Teil. Geologie des nördlichen Gebietes Schellenberg, Drei Schwestern-Gruppe und Umgebung von Vaduz. Mit Anhang: Fläscherberg. Selbstverlag des Historischen Vereins für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, 228 pages.
 
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