Latitude: 48°50'56"N
Longitude: 15°34'57"E
Steinbruch Hengl, Eibenstein an der Thaya, Raabs an der Thaya, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich
A quarry in the 'Bunte Serie' series of metamorphic rocks (biotite- and hornblende gneisses, calc silicate rocks, marbles). Rare pegmatite veins in the western part of the quarry produced schorl/tourmaline, beryl, garnet and cordierite (see also the different locality 'Pegmatite outcrops, Eibenstein').
Located 800 m NE of Eibenstein an der Thaya.
Owned by the Hengl Company (note that this company also owns other quarries - in granite and marble - in the Waldviertel region.)
References
- Huber, S. und Huber, P. (1977): Mineral-Fundstellen Band 8: Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. C. Weise Verlag, München, 270 S.
- Götzinger, M. A., Beran, A. & Libowitzky, E. (1994): Exkursion A: Mineralvorkommen und Lagerstätten im östlichen Waldviertel. Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 139, 389-405.
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