Lithiophorite from
Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Lithiophorite | |
| Formula: | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Breccia consisting of white quartz clasts set in a matrix of black lithiophorite with little gorceixite. Found as loose pieces weighing up to 400 g along a new forest road in August 2006 within debris of Semmering quartzite. | |
| Habit: | very fine grained | |
| Colour: | dark grey to black | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD SEM-EDS | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Lithiophorite associated with Quartz at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Lithiophorite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 401063 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:401063:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3f35c3e7-f5fa-4291-8c67-347306ec98a9 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Lithiophorite | ||
| 44.5km (27.6 miles) | ⓘRehgartlkreuz, Hafning, Wartmannstetten, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria | |
| References | ||
Elmleiten, Völlegg, Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria