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Schrötterite

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Brandberg Mt., Leoben, Styria, Austria

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Colour:Whitish, yellowish, ...
A Mixture Of:Diaspore, Halloysite, Variscite


A whitish, yellowish, greenish or bluish coloured substance, resembling opal and allophane.
Originally reported from Tollingerberg Mt., Freienstein, Leoben, Styria, Austria.

Classification of Schrötterite

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Physical Properties of Schrötterite

Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent, Translucent
Colour:Whitish, yellowish, greenish or bluish

Other Names for Schrötterite

Synonyms:
Allophane opalOpal-AllophaneOpalin-AllophanSchroetterite
Other Languages:
German:Schrötterit
Spanish:Schrötterita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Schrötterite

Reference List:Zepharovich, V.R. von (1859): "Mineralogisches Lexicon für das Kaiserthum Österreich", Vol. 1, Vienna.

Zepharovich, V.R. von (1893) in: F. Becke (ed.): "Mineralogisches Lexicon für das Kaiserthum Österreich", Vol. 3, Vienna.

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    Localities for Schrötterite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Austria
     
    • Styria
      • Leoben
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
        • Freienstein
    		[Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
    USA
     
    • Maine
      • Oxford Co.
        • Greenwood
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol. 1; Harvard U. Collection
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