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Biotite from
Tauern railway tunnel, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tauern railway tunnel, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:825287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:825287:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘArnoldhÃķhe, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘEtschl saddle, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPower station, Sportgastein, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBÃĪrenfall dam, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘWurten tunnel, Wurten, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘScheiblinggraben, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘHochalmspitze, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘLohning quarry (Lohninger quarry), Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘKaiserer quarry (Deisl quarry), Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘGold mine (Goldzeche), Zirmsee area, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
G.Mutschlechner (Innsbruck)
 
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