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Breunnerite

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Zillertal, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
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Formula:
(Mg,Fe)CO
 
3
A variety of Ferroan Magnesite

A ferroan variety of magnesite with the Mg:Fe atomic ratio ranging from 90:10 to 70:30.
Compare mesitine spar.

Originally reported from Pfitsch pass, Zamser Grund (Zams valley), Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria and Großer Greiner Mt., Zemmgrund, Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria.

Classification of Breunnerite

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Chemical Properties of Breunnerite

Formula:
(Mg,Fe)CO
 
3
Essential elements:C, Mg, O
All elements listed in formula:C, Fe, Mg, O

Other Names for Breunnerite

Synonyms:
BreinneriteBreunerite
Other Languages:
German:Breunnerit
Spanish:Breunnerita

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 Breunnerite

Reference List:

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Haidinger, Wm. (1825) Treatise on Mineralogy, by F. Mohs; translation with considerable additions. 3 volumes, Edinburg: 1: 411.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 162.

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    • Localities for Breunnerite

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Friesach - Hüttenberg area
        • Hirt
          • Griesserhof (Gulitzen; Gullitzen)
    		I. Anglberger: Der Karinthin 91:195-198 (1950)
      • Hohe Tauern
        • Goldberg group
          • Döllach
    		H. Meixner: Carinthia II, special ed. no. 21 (1957)
        • Hafner group
          • Rennweg
            • Katschberg
    		H. Meixner: Carinthia II 165./85.:15 (1975)
    • Salzburg
      • Abtenau
        • Annaberg
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
      • Hohe Tauern
        • Felben valley
          • Felben
            • Großbruck farm
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
        • Gastein valley
          • Bad Hofgastein
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
        • Habach valley
          • Nasenkopf
            • Leckbachgraben (Leckbachrinne)
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
        • Mühlbach valley
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
        • Stubach valley
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    Strasser, A. (1989): Die Minerale Salzburgs. Salzburg. 346p
      • Lungau
        • Murwinkel
          • Schellgaden
    		L. v. Köchel: Die Mineralien des Herzogthumes Salzburgs, Vol. 1 (1859)
    A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
      • Radstadt
        • Flachau
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
        • Hüttau
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
      • Saalfelden
        • Leogang
          • Hütten
            • Schwarzleograben
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
              • Schwarzleo District
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
              • Vogel Alp
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)
      • St Johann im Pongau
        • Mitterberg District
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
      • Werfen
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
        • Pfarrwerfen
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
        • Pöham
          • Fritzbach valley
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    • Styria
      • Frohnleiten
    		Tornquist, A. (1927): Die Blei-Zinkerz-Lagerstätte von Rabenstein bei Frohnleiten im Murtale. Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines für Steiermark 63, 3-25.
      • Weiz
        • Passail
    		Seewann, L. (1929): Die Blei-Zinkerz-Lagerstätte von Haufenreith-Arzberg in der Oststeiermark. Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für Steiermark 64/65, 236-271.
    • Tyrol
      • North Tyrol
        • Inn valley
          • Landeck
    		Exel, R. (1982): Die Mineralien Tirols, Band 2: Nord- und Osttirol, Vorarlberg. Verlag Athesia, Bozen, 198 pp.
            • Thialkopf - Gatschkopf area
    		Exel, R. (1982): Die Mineralien Tirols, Band 2: Nord- und Osttirol, Vorarlberg. Verlag Athesia, Bozen, 198 pp.
        • Zillertal
          • Zamser Grund (Zams valley)
    		R. Exel: Die MIneralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
          • Zemmgrund
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Iron Quadrangle
        • Raposos
    		Lobato, L.M., Ribeiro-Rodrigues, L.C., and Reis Vieira, F.W. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 249-277
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Cochrane District
        • Timmins Area
          • Macklem Township
    		Reiner Mielke
    • Québec
      • Outaouais
        • La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM
          • Gracefield
    		Econ Geol (1986) 81:89-112
    Egypt
     
    • Sinai Peninsula
    		Ron Bogoch, Ludwig Halicz and Ya'acov Nathan (1982): Breunnerite from the Tarr albitite complex, Sinai. American Mineralogist, 67, 822-825.
    • Western Desert
    		S. Tosson et al. , Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. Cristallogr. , 1974, 97, pp. 27-39.
    France
     
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Orgueil
    		MacDougall, J.D. (2000) Sr isotopes in the Orgueil CI meteorite : Chronology of early solar system hydrothermal activity. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Earth and planetary sceinces: 109(1): 187-193.; Am Min (1964) 49:1730-1736
    Italy
     
    • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Bolzano Province (South Tyrol)
        • Aurina Valley (Ahrnbach Valley)
          • Cadipietra (Steinhaus)
    		Exel, R. (1987): Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo. Athesia, Bolzano, 204 pp.
    Exel, R. (1987): Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo. Athesia, Bolzano, 204 pp.
        • Brenner
          • Colle Isarco (Gossensaß)
    		van Houten, L. (1930): Die Erzlagerstätten des Pflerschtales in Südtirol. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 80, 339-350.
        • Vizze Valley (Pfitsch valley)
    		Gartner, Ar., Gartner An. (2002): Burgum im schönen Pfitschtal. Tipografia Novaprint Cavalese, 126 pp.
    Norway
     
    • Oppland
      • Sel
    		Selbekk, R. S. & Garmo, T. (1995): Mineraler i Tolstadåsen- og Bårstad klebersteinsbrudd, Oppland. STEIN 22 (4), 196-200
      • Vågå
        • Lalm
    		Selbekk, R. S. & Garmo, T. (1995): Mineraler i Tolstadåsen- og Bårstad klebersteinsbrudd, Oppland. STEIN 22 (4), 196-200
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
          • Bodaibo
            • Lena Gold District
              • Kropotkinsky ore cluster
    		Rusinov, V.L., Rusinova, O.V., Kryazhev, S.G., Shchegol’kov, Y.V., Alysheva, E.I., and Borisovsky, S.E. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(1), 1-40.
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Magadanskaya Oblast'
        • Kolyma River Basin
          • Omchak gold field
    		Goryachev, N.A., Vikent’eva, O.V., Bortnikov, N.S., Prokof’ev, V.Y., Alpatov, V.A., and Golub, V.V. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(5), 362-390.
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Sverdlovskaya Oblast'
          • Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk)
    		P.M. Kartashov data
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
    		Ďuďa R.,Kotuľak P., Káňa R., 1993: Bergbau und Mineralien von Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Slowakei. Emser Hefte, 14, 3, 1-70, Haltern
      • Brezno Co.
        • Čierny Balog
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
      • Lučenec Co.
        • Podrečany
    		Koděra et all.,1990: Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, I-III, 1590p
      • Poltár Co.
        • Kalinovo
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
      • Revúca Co.
        • Jelšava
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
    Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
      • Rimavská Sobota Co.
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
        • Rovné
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    • Košice Region
      • Gelnica Co.
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
        • Nálepkovo
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
        • Prakovce
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
      • Košice Co.
        • Košice
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
      • Rožňava Co.
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
        • Kobeliarovo
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    Koděra et all.,1990: Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, I-III, 1590p
      • Spišská Nová Ves Co.
        • Hnilec
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
        • Mlynky
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
    South Korea
     
    • Gyeongsangbuk-do (Kyongsang-bukto; Gyeongsangbugdo)
      • Gyeongsan-gun (Kyongsan-gun)
        • Amnyang-myon
    		Hideo Tsuda (1969) Supplement to "Minerals of Korea".
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Barcelona
        • Vallès Occidental
          • Montcada i Reixac
    		Rosell, J. & Garrido, J.L. (2006) The minerals of Montcada Hill Quarry. Mineral Up, 2006/2, 16-20.
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Goms
        • Ernen
    		Stalder, H. A., de Quervain, Niggli, E., Graeser, St., Die Mineralfunde der Schweiz, (1973), p. 114
    USA
     
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee Co.
    		Van King
    Van King
    • North Carolina
      • Burke Co.
    		F.A Genth and W.C Kerr (1881) Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey,North Carolina
    Bentzen III,Edwin H., and Wiener,Leonard S (1972) Scheelite Discovered In Certain Soapstone Deposits In The Blue Ridge Of Madison County,North Carolina
    F.A Genth and W.C Kerr,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey,North Carolina
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia Co.
        • Lafayette
    		Mineralogy of Pennsylvania-1922; Samuel S. Gordon, pg. 221-222
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