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Corundum from
Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Comments:An Al O (OH) phase is also known, associated with corundum and other minerals.
Habit:grains less than 0.5 mm large in lazulite
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Diaspore
Lazulite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Höllkogel, Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:276769
Long-form Identifier:1:3:276769:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLazulite occurrence, Traibach, Traibachgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
7.2km (4.4 miles) ⓘFürstenbauer, Pretulgraben, Langenwang, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘStubenberg Quarry, Stubenberg am See, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘGams stratigraphic sections, Gams bei Hieflau, Landl, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘStradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘMitterbachgraben, Gansbach, Dunkelsteinerwald, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘBärofen, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘGraphite mine, Wegscheid, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
97.6km (60.6 miles) ⓘTrandorf, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Bernhard, Franz, Walter, Franz, Ettinger, Karl, Taucher, Josef, Mereiter, Kurt (1998) Pretulite, ScPO4, a new scandium mineral from the Styrian and Lower Austrian lazulite occurrences, Austria. American Mineralogist, 83 (5-6). 625-630 doi:10.2138/am-1998-5-622
 
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