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Pretulite from
Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Pretulite | |
| Formula: | Sc(PO4) | |
| Comments: | The original description of the species was based on up to 0.2 mm large grains (see reference below). However, up to 2 mm large pretulite crystals occur at Höllkogel, but this is not published yet. Pretulite occurs at every lazulite occurence in Krieglach and Mürzzuschlag (e.g. Freßnitzkogel, Wegscheidkreuz, Granegg, Fürstenbauer, Ganztal), but the large crystals are confined to Höllkogel until now. | |
| Habit: | ditetragonal-dipyramidal crystals up to 2 mm long | |
| Colour: | lith pink, light orange, orange, dark orange | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed - Type Locality | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD EPMA SEM-EDS Infrared Spectroscopy | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Autunite Clinochlore Crandallite Goyazite Kaolinite Lazulite Muscovite Quartz Rutile Xenotime-(Y) | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Lazulite | 10 | |
| Quartz | 8 | |
| Clinochlore | 4 | |
| Apatite | 3 | |
| Xenotime-(Y) | 1 | |
| Muscovite | 1 | |
| Goyazite | 1 | |
| Crandallite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pretulite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (18 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 107465 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:107465:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pretulite | ||
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘGranegg, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘWegscheidkreuz, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘRotriegel ridge, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘLazulite occurrence, Traibach, Traibachgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘFreßnitzkogel, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| 7.2km (4.4 miles) | ⓘFürstenbauer, Pretulgraben, Langenwang, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| 8.5km (5.3 miles) | ⓘGanz valley, Langenwang, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria | |
| References | ||
Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria