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Unterthürnau, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austriai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 52' 57'' North , 15° 37' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Drosendorf527 (2018)1.7km
Vratěnín291 (2018)3.0km
Uherčice431 (2018)3.5km
Stálky153 (2018)5.0km
Korolupy206 (2018)5.6km
Name(s) in local language(s):
Unterthürnau, Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Small abandoned quarry in banded marble and amphibolite. It gained reputation in the 1970s and 1980s for very nice double-terminated smoky quartz crystals embedded in a calcite vein.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: HUBER, Simone & HUBER, Peter (1977a): Mineralfundstellen. Band 8. Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland.- 271 S., München - Innsbruck (Christian Weise, Pinguin).
Graphite
Formula: C
Reference: HOLZER, Herwig & ZIRKL, Erich Josef (1963): Über einige weitere niederösterreichische Graphitlagerstätten.- Verh. Geol. B.-A., 1963/1-3, 79-91, Wien.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: HUBER, Simone & HUBER, Peter (1977a): Mineralfundstellen. Band 8. Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland.- 271 S., München - Innsbruck (Christian Weise, Pinguin).
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: HUBER, Simone & HUBER, Peter (1977a): Mineralfundstellen. Band 8. Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland.- 271 S., München - Innsbruck (Christian Weise, Pinguin).
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Reference: HUBER, Simone & HUBER, Peter (1977a): Mineralfundstellen. Band 8. Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland.- 271 S., München - Innsbruck (Christian Weise, Pinguin).
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: HUBER, Simone & HUBER, Peter (1977a): Mineralfundstellen. Band 8. Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland.- 271 S., München - Innsbruck (Christian Weise, Pinguin).
Tremolite
Formula: ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: HUBER, Simone & HUBER, Peter (1977a): Mineralfundstellen. Band 8. Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland.- 271 S., München - Innsbruck (Christian Weise, Pinguin).

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Tremolite9.DE.10◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

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HUBER, Simone & HUBER, Peter (1977a): Mineralfundstellen. Band 8. Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland.- 271 S., München - Innsbruck (Christian Weise, Pinguin).

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