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Fluorite from
Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:crystals up to 10 cm along the edges
Habit:combinations of {100} (predominant), {421}, {111}, {110}, {210}, {310} and {311}
Colour:colourless, pale yellow, light to dark green, lilac, sky blue, dark blue, purple
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite79
Quartz45
- var Rock Crystal5
Baryte14
Dolomite8
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (176 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96992:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorite in this Region
Ice Cleft, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Knappenloch, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Rieding Lake, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Rucksack Cleft, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Summit Cleft, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSummit Cleft, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘIce Cleft, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKnappenloch, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘRucksack Cleft, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘRieding Lake, Weißeck area (incl. Rauchkopf; Riedingscharte), Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘArsenic mine, Lower Rotgülden lake, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘGnadenbrücke-Gnadenfall area, Untertauern, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘStüblbau Mine, Gold mines, Schellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘLagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘRadeckscharte (south slope), Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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