Hochleiten gypsum quarry, Gießhübl, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types | |
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Hochleiten gypsum quarry | Quarry (Abandoned) |
Gießhübl | Municipality |
Mödling District | District |
Lower Austria | State |
Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° North , 16° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
434327
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434327:4
GUID (UUID V4):
8711b9a3-4561-4ad5-b4b0-ee938ab97e34
Around 1890 acicular aragonite was found in a gypsum quarry "above Gießhübl".
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Koechlin, R. (1926): Aragonit von Hochleiten. Mitteilungen der Wiener mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 87, 8 (in Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, Suppl., 37). |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Koechlin, R. (1926): Aragonit von Hochleiten. Mitteilungen der Wiener mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 87, 8 (in Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, Suppl., 37). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Koechlin, R. (1926): Aragonit von Hochleiten. Mitteilungen der Wiener mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 87, 8 (in Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, Suppl., 37).
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