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Schlarbaum quarry, Klause, Bad Gleichenberg, Styria, Austria

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(Steinbruch Schlarbaum, Klause, Bad Gleichenberg, Steiermark, Österreich)

Abandoned quarry, working Miocene latite.
Known for fine spherical kolbeckite aggregates.

Refs.:
- Meixner, H. (1937): Hohle Umhüllungspseudomorphosen von Siderit nach Kalkspat, ein Zeolith (wahrscheinlich Harmotom), Kalkspat und Hyalit aus den Trachyandesiten bei Gleichenberg, Steiermark. In: Meixner, H. (1937): Neue Mineralfunde in den österreichischen Ostalpen VII. Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines für Steiermark, 74, 42-44.
- Postl, W. (1981): Kolbeckit, ein seltenes wasserhältiges Scandiumphosphat aus dem Steinbruch in der Klause bei Gleichenberg. Mitteilungsblatt der Abteilung für Mineralogie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 49, 23-29.





 Map Reference: 46°53'N , 15°53'E

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Cristobalite4.DA.15
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Cryptomelane4.DK.10
    K(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
  		• Hercynite
    var: Picotite    		4.BB.05
    (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
      var: Fire Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
      var: Milk Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
      var: Opal-AN4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Tridymite4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Aragonite5.AB.15
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Siderite5.AB.05
    FeCO
     
    3
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Alunite7.BC.10
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Copiapite7.DB.35
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 20H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Cacoxenite8.DC.40
    Fe
    3+
    24
    		Al[(OH)
     
    12
    		|O
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    17
    		] · 17H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kolbeckite8.CD.05
    ScPO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Apophyllite-(KF)9.EA.15
    KCa
     
    4
    		[(F,OH)|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Augite9.DA.15
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Diopside
    var: Chromian Diopside    		9.DA.15
    (Ca,Cr)MgSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
  		• Enstatite9.DA.05
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Fayalite9.AC.05
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Harmotome ?9.GC.10
    (Ba
     
    0.5
    		,Ca
     
    0.5
    		,K,Na)
     
    5
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    11
    		O
     
    32
    		] ·12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kaolinite9.ED.05
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Montmorillonite9.EC.40
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Nontronite9.EC.40
    Na
     
    0.3
    		Fe
     
    2
    		(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Clinoptilolite'-
  		• Limonite-
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Olivine'-
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• 'Wad'-


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