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Palygorskite from
Idria Mine (Idrija Mine), Idrija, Slovenia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Palygorskite
Formula:◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Palygorskite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Idria Mine (Idrija Mine), Idrija, Slovenia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:676243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:676243:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Palygorskite
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘBÃķse GrÃĪben, NÃķtsch im Gailtal, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘOswaldiberg tunnel (A10 Highway tunnel), Oswaldiberg, Villach, Carinthia, Austria
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘStefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry (Jakomini quarry), Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘBleiberg-Kreuth, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘMax Mine, Bleiberg-Kreuth, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘModre quarry, Terpetzen, Trixen, VÃķlkermarkt, VÃķlkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘA2 Highway tunnel, Haberberg, St. Kollmann, Griffen, VÃķlkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Rečnik, Aleksander; ReÅūun, Bojan; Herlec, UroÅĄ (2010) Idrija. Eine weltberÞhmte Quecksilber-LagerstÃĪtte [Idrija. A world-famous mercury deposit]. Mineralien Welt, 21 (3). p.20-39.
 
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