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Biotite from
Perlmooser quarries, Retznei, Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
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 Perlmooser quarries, Retznei, Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße, Leibnitz District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:855789
Long-form Identifier:1:3:855789:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘGravel pit, Werndorf, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘHartner quarry, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘSchlarbaum quarry, Klausen, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Klöch, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘGupper quarry, Wildbachgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘSauerbrunngraben quarries, Stainz, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘSteinberg, Mühldorf bei Feldbach, Feldbach, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘKoralpe tunnel portal, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘSpodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘA2 motorway tunnel (Herzogberg tunnel), Herzogberg, Modriach, Edelschrott, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Neschen, Peter (n.d.) Personal communication.
Taucher, J. (1999): 1191: Pyrit, Baryt, Calcit und Klinochlor vom Steinbruch Perlmooser Zementwerke AG., Retznei, nördlich Ehrenhausen, Steiermark. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (1999): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XLVIII. Carinthia II, 189/109, 229-230.
 
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