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Ferrierite-Mg from
Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria


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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
06614060017271979246503.jpg
Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
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Ferrierite-Mg

Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ferrierite-Mg
Formula:[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72 · 18H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinoptilolite Subgroup11
Calcite7
Phillipsite Subgroup2
Harmotome1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ferrierite-Mg data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basalt quarry, Weitendorf, Wildon, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (48 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96993:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ferrierite-Mg
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘHaider quarry, Radl pass, Eibiswald, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘGertrusk, Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘSchlossberg tunnel, Kapfenberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘKnappenberg, Hüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Zirkl, E.J. (1973) Ferrierit im Basalt von Weitendorf, Steiermark. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1973: 524-528.
Schellauf, K. (2002) Unterschiedliche Erscheinungsformen des Minerals Ferrierit von Weitendorf. Der Steirische Mineralog: 12(17): 29-31. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Der-steirische-Mineralog_12-17_2002_0029-0031.pdf
 
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