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Palygorskite from
Kaintaleck Mine (Kaintalegg Mine; Hohenburg deposit), Oberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), TragĂ¶ĂŸ-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-MĂŒrzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Palygorskite
Formula:◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Palygorskite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kaintaleck Mine (Kaintalegg Mine; Hohenburg deposit), Oberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), TragĂ¶ĂŸ-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-MĂŒrzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:677299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:677299:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Palygorskite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘOberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), TragĂ¶ĂŸ-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-MĂŒrzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Galgenberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘLenhardt/Petrasch marble quarry, Gallmannsegg, Kainach bei Voitsberg, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sattlerkogel, Veitsch, Sankt Barbara im MĂŒrztal, Bruck-MĂŒrzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘMagnesite quarry, Arzbach (Arzbachleiten), Neuberg an der MĂŒrz, Bruck-MĂŒrzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘLoben, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘPlachgraben (Dörnergraben), Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘHĂŒttenberger Erzberg, HĂŒttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
87.0km (54.0 miles) ⓘA2 Highway tunnel, Haberberg, St. Kollmann, Griffen, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Gerald Gesselbauer (2010)
 
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