Ganztal, Hönigsberg, Mürzzuschlag, Fischbacher Alpen, Steiermark, Österreich
Boulders and possible outcrop (most time buried!) of lazulite-quartz veins. Located in the Ganz valley, ca. 3 km east of Hönigsberg and ca. 3 km south of Mürzzuschlag, immediately above a forest road, at an elevation of 940 m asl. Last visit by FB: 2. August 2010.
For locality map see "Mürzzuschlag".
A small boulder with dark blue lazulite in quartz was found at June 26, 2005 in a ditch dug for a high-voltage cable, about 200 m NNW of Ganz valley lazulite locality, at an elevation of 890 m asl.
References
Bernhard, F. (2006): 1459) Bearthit vom Lazulithfundpunkt Ganztal, südlich Mürzzuschlag, Fischbacher Alpen, Steiermark. In: Niedermayr, G., Bernhard, F., Bojar, H.-P., Brandstätter, F., Fink, H., Gröbner, J., Hammer, V.M.F., Knobloch, G., Kolitsch, U., Leikauf, B., Postl, W., Sabor, M. & Walter, F. (2006): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LV. Carinthia II, 196/116, 147-148.
Bernhard, F. (2010): Strengit vom Lazulithfundpunkt Ganztal, südlich Mürzzuschlag, Fischbacher Alpen, Steiermark, sowie Ergänzungen zu Goyazit und Augelith. Der Steirische Mineralog, 24, 54.
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