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Diopside from
Kapfensteiner Kogel, Kapfenstein, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kapfensteiner Kogel, Kapfenstein, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:992241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:992241:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSchlarbaum quarry, Klausen, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘStradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘStubenberg Quarry, Stubenberg am See, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘHoller quarry, Badersdorf, Oberwart District, Burgenland, Austria
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘTalc mine, Rabenwald (Rabenwaldkogel), Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry (Rumpersdorf quarry), Glashütten bei Schlaining, Unterkohlstätten, Oberwart District, Burgenland, Austria
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘGlasbachgraben, Goberling, Stadtschlaining, Oberwart District, Burgenland, Austria
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘSauerbrunngraben quarries, Stainz, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘHartner quarry, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
 
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