| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Magnesite |
| Formula: | MgCO3 |
| Comments: | Best locality for pinolite magnesite in Austria. |
| Habit: | Tabular. |
| Colour: | Colourless, white |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pinolite | 19 |
| Dolomite | 18 |
| Graphite | 12 |
| Calcite | 4 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Magnesite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Magnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 115115 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:115115:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite |
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| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘMagnesite mine, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘGrießgraben, Pleschberg, Admont, Liezen District, Styria, Austria |
| 26.7km (16.6 miles) | ⓘKaswassergraben, Großreifling, Landl, Liezen District, Styria, Austria |
| 27.1km (16.8 miles) | ⓘHochbruckgraben, Großreifling, Landl, Liezen District, Styria, Austria |
| 27.4km (17.0 miles) | ⓘTannberg, Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria |
| 32.6km (20.3 miles) | ⓘHuttererhöß, Hinterstoder, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria |
| 33.1km (20.6 miles) | ⓘUngerhammerplatzl (Platzl), Unterlaussa, Sankt Gallen, Liezen District, Styria, Austria |
| 34.5km (21.5 miles) | ⓘStyrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria |
| 36.4km (22.6 miles) | ⓘSchwarzenberg quarry (Katsch quarry), Katsch an der Mur, Teufenbach-Katsch, Murau District, Styria, Austria |
| 37.7km (23.4 miles) | ⓘSankt Martin am Grimming, Mitterberg-Sankt Martin, Liezen District, Styria, Austria |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Magnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria