Cemetery, Eggenburg, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types | |
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Cemetery | - not defined - |
Eggenburg | Municipality |
Horn District | District |
Lower Austria | State |
Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 38' 53'' North , 15° 49' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Röschitz | 675 (2018) | 0.6km |
Eggenburg | 3,096 (2018) | 1.1km |
Engelsdorf | 107 (2018) | 2.6km |
Stoitzendorf | 246 (2018) | 2.7km |
Roggendorf | 218 (2018) | 3.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
57737
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57737:4
GUID (UUID V4):
9bc16eae-b926-4f77-9393-381d97970ca9
Name(s) in local language(s):
Friedhof, Eggenburg, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich
Outcrops of quartz veins, hosted by granite of the Thaya batholite.
This locality has been known for large amethyst crystals since the 18th century. Most of the historical amethyst carvings are made of amethyst from this locality. At present, the area is inaccessible because the cemetery of Eggenburg is situated there.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Lower Austria
- ⭔WaldviertelQuarter
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
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Cemetery, Eggenburg, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria