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Baryte from
Talc mine, Rabenwald (Rabenwaldkogel), Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria


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Baryte

Talc mine, Rabenwald, Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
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Baryte

Talc mine, Rabenwald, Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
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Baryte

Talc mine, Rabenwald, Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Tiny (up to 2mm) sharp, clear crystals in narrow clefts in amphibolite(?).
Paragenesis: Baryte, Chlorite group, Quartz, Amphibole(?), Albite
Colour:Colorless
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Talc mine, Rabenwald (Rabenwaldkogel), Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925358
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925358:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘChristandl quarry, Peunt, Naintschgraben, Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘKogl (Kogler), Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘMarko quarry, Naas, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘFaschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area (Gießhübler Berg; Gießhübler Holzschlag), Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘHaufenreith, Passail, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘFriesenbichler quarry (Rohrdorfer quarry; Kohlbacher quarry), Schindergraben, Falkenstein, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘArzberg, Passail, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘQuartzite quarry (Steinbruch Rohrdorfer; Tanzer quarry), Falkenstein, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘBlasenkogel (Blasenberg), Rettenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘKaltenegg, Southern District, Prinzkogel mines, Prinzkogel (Prinzenkogel), Rettenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
References
Colllected by Rjeznik C. and Reicht M. in 2015
 
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