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Steinberg Mt., Mühldorf, Feldbach, Styria, Austria

(Steinberg, Mühldorf, Feldbach, Steiermark, Österreich)

Intermittently active quarry in basalt with miarolitic cavities.
Located on Steinberg mountain near Mühldorf, southeast of Feldbach.

Zeolites found include mainly phillipsite and chabasite.



References:
- Postl, W. & Walter, F. (1983): 559: Analcim-xx, Chabasit-xx und Apophyllit-xx aus dem Basaltsteinbruch am Steinberg bei Mühldorf, Feldbach, Steiermark. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (1983): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XXXII. Carinthia II, 173/93, 359.
- Postl, W. (1987): 694: Tetranatrolith und Rhodesit vom Steinbruch am Steinberg nächst Mühldorf bei Feldbach, Steiermark. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (1987): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XXXVI. Carinthia II, 177/97, 321-322.
- R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
- Niedermayr et al. (1997): Carinthia II, 187./107., 169-214 [Zeophyllite]
Postl, W. & Bojar, H.-P. (2006): 1470: Andradit aus dem Steinbruch am Steinberg bei Mühldorf, Steiermark. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2006): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LV. Carinthia II, 196/116, 154.

- www.basalt.at





Mineral List:
Analcime
Andradite
'Apatite'
'Apophyllite'
Aragonite
Calcite
'Chabazite'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Gonnardite
Melilite
Nepheline
'Phillipsite'
Quartz
Rhodesite
Vivianite
Zeophyllite


16 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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