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Fluorite from
Wildfrauengrotte, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:up to 30 cm thick, nearly horizontal vein in gneiss, partly highly deformed
Colour:white, yellowish, greenish. brownish (coloration is due to thin crusts of secondary minerals in cracks!)
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Chalcopyrite
Galena
Quartz
Sphalerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beudantite2
Galena2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wildfrauengrotte, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276598
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276598:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘLambachgraben quarry ("Harterbachgraben" quarry), Hadersdorf, Kindberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘKaltenegg, Southern District, Prinzkogel mines, Prinzkogel (Prinzenkogel), Rettenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘKleiner Königskogel, Frein an der Mürz, Mürzsteg, Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘHaringgraben gypsum mine, Oberort (Tragöß-Oberort), Tragöß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘSchlossberg quarry, Schlossberg, Gloggnitz, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘSemmering Base Tunnel, Gloggnitz, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘKernstockwarte, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘSchmelz outcrop, Schmelz, Annaberg, Lilienfeld District, Lower Austria, Austria
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘPfennigbach gypsum mine, Puchberg am Schneeberg, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘArzriedel, Trübenbach, Gaming, Scheibbs District, Lower Austria, Austria
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