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Sepiolite from
Trattenbach, Ternberg, Steyr-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria


Classification
Species:Sepiolite
Formula:Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sepiolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trattenbach, Ternberg, Steyr-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974083:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sepiolite
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘOberdorf magnesite deposit, Oberdorf (Oberdorf an der Laming), TragÃķß-Sankt Katharein, Bruck-MÞrzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Galgenberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘGulsen, Sankt Marein-Feistritz, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
84.4km (52.5 miles) ⓘPreg, Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘBliÅūnÃĄ quarry, BliÅūnÃĄ, ČernÃĄ v PoÅĄumaví, ČeskÃ― Krumlov District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘMitterbachgraben, Gansbach, Dunkelsteinerwald, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘMagnesite quarry, Arzbach (Arzbachleiten), Neuberg an der MÞrz, Bruck-MÞrzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
99.5km (61.9 miles) ⓘMalaschofsky Quarry, Brunn am Walde, Lichtenau im Waldviertel, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Neschen, Peter (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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