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Tourmaline from
Marble quarry, Gummern, Weißenstein, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:This bluish tourmaline was assigned to dravite by chem. analysis and lattice parameters in Ertl, A. (1995): Elbait, Olenit, Dravit-Buergerit-Mischkristalle, Dravit, Uvit und ein neuer Al-Turmalin (?) von österreichischen Fundstellen. - Mitt. Österr. Miner. Ges., 140, 55-72.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marble quarry, Gummern, Weißenstein, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:989952
Long-form Identifier:1:3:989952:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘModre quarry, Kras, Treffen am Ossiacher See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘOswaldiberg tunnel (A10 Highway tunnel), Oswaldiberg, Villach, Carinthia, Austria
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘJungfernsprung, Landskron castle, Landskron, Villach, Carinthia, Austria
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘKumberg (Komberg), Zauchen, Villach, Carinthia, Austria
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘMillstatt Pegmatite Field, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘDöbriach, Millstatt lake, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘLug-ins-Land, Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMagnesite Mine, Millstätter Alpe, Millstatt, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘFeldspar quarry, Wolfsberg, Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘWinklern, Pörtschach am Wörther See, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
 
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