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Freßnitzkogel, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austriai
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Freßnitzgraben- not defined -
KrieglachMunicipality
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag DistrictDistrict
StyriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 52'' North , 15° 32' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mitterdorf im Mürztal1,935 (2018)2.8km
Fressnitz893 (2018)3.4km
Lutschaun453 (2018)4.0km
Krieglach3,062 (2018)4.0km
Wartberg1,958 (2018)4.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
59138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59138:3
GUID (UUID V4):
3fa0acbb-5128-487e-aac6-1ae21b1c2971
Name(s) in local language(s):
Freßnitzkogel, Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Fischbacher Alpen, Steiermark, Österreich


Boulders of lazulite-bearing quartz. Located on the western side of the lower Freßnitzgraben at an elevation of ca. 1020 m asl. Last visit by FB: 23. May 2006.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Habit: small grains and aggregates in lazulite and quartz
Colour: white
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Description: alteration product of lazulite; some zones of individual, Th-rich grains up to 1 mm
Florencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Colour: orange
Description: some zones of individual, Th-rich grains up to 1 mm large
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Colour: white
Description: finely crystalline crusts on quartz and lazulite, product of supergeneous alteration
Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Colour: blue
Description: masses with quartz
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Colour: silvery white
Description: thin "layers" in lazulite
Pretulite
Formula: Sc(PO4)
Habit: grains up to 0.1 mm large in lazulite
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: massive
Colour: white
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Colour: black, metallic
Description: grains < 0.5 mm in lazulite and quartz
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Description: not associated with lazulite!!
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour: dark brown - black
Description: massive tourmalinite in contact wih lazulite and quartz, genetic relationship with lazulite-quartz veins unknown!

Gallery:

MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 Lazulite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pretulite8.AD.35Sc(PO4)
Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Florencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O PretuliteSc(PO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
P PretuliteSc(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ScScandium
Sc PretuliteSc(PO4)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
CeCerium
Ce Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6

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