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Quartz from
Sand pit, Plesching, Steyregg, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sand pit, Plesching, Steyregg, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540980:8
GUID (UUID V4):c92caaea-7637-4ac1-89f3-fe6cde1469aa
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
6.4km (4.0 miles) Pöstlingberg, Pöstlingberg, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
6.8km (4.2 miles) Floriani quarry (Haider quarry), Pulgarn, Steyregg, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
8.5km (5.3 miles) Luftenberg quarries (Steininger quarry), Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
9.7km (6.1 miles) Weberndorf, Hellmonsödt, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
9.9km (6.1 miles) Reith, Leonding, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
10.5km (6.5 miles) Danube power station, Abwinden, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austria
11.1km (6.9 miles) Dürnberg, Ottensheim, Urfahr-Umgebung District, Upper Austria, Austria
12.6km (7.9 miles) Götschka tunnel, S 10 motorway, Unterweitersdorf, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
14.7km (9.1 miles) Meitschenhof, Pregarten, Freistadt District, Upper Austria, Austria
15.8km (9.8 miles) Traun river dam (Traun power plant), Pucking, Linz-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granitoids Tertiary basalts Upper Jurassic limestone Upper Jurassic limestone Upper Triassic redbeds River...after McArthur et al. (2001). b 87 Sr/86Sr of the Upper Jurassic limestone of the Swabian Alb near Nördlingen...water 87Sr/86Sr ratios of the Goldersbach draining Upper Triassic Keuper rocks of the Schönbuch near Tübingen...Tübingen, SW Germany. i eNd value for upper Jurassic carbonate after Kocsis et al. (2009) and Fischer...Gravel Pit Büttel, Rhine River, Germany Gravel Pit Büttel, Rhine River, Germany Gravel Pit Büttel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A-1090 Vienna, Austria 4 Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria 5 Institut für...and basalt, as well as planar microstructures in quartz. A geochemical comparison of the target rock equivalents...Serra Geral Formation and planar microstructures in quartz grains from the sandstone outcrops at the center...have found PDF (planar deformation features) in quartz and feldspar crystals, as well as diaplectic glass...basalts and sandstones, and planar features in quartz. Kazzuo-Vieira et al. (2009) used geophysical data
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
there are three main flow regimes in saturated sand–water mixtures that pertain to natural seepage (Fig...package is composed of a 5 cm layer of gravel or sand, depending on the grain size of the test specimen...sample Sand Dornetshuber are taken from the published Ph.D. thesis from Wilhelm (2000). Sand Dornetshuber...commercially-recovered sand from a marine Miocene deposit west of the town of Linz, Austria containing more...more than 99% quartz. Following mining, the sand is cleaned and sieved to isolate grains of less than 2 mm
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
including rounded quartz grains with planar deformation features and diaplectic quartz and feldspar glass...“RiesBrockhorizont,” isolated blocks or layers of mainly Upper Jurassic limestones distributed in Middle Miocene...In addition, reworked material (mainly shocked quartz grains) eroded from the Ries ejecta blanket and...Höhensande were finally deposited in Middle to Upper Miocene times. Monheimer Höhensande still cover...the early 1990s, this (sporadically operated) sand pit has represented the sole outcrop of the Monheimer
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
derived mainly from the near-surface sediments of the Upper Freshwater Molasse of Miocene age that probably...based on several steps: (i) the parent mixture (Upper Freshwater Molasse sediments as the dominant source)...Houzar, 2002) and rarely also in adjacent areas of Austria (Koeberl et al., 1988), Germany (Lange, 1995, 1996)...Middle Miocene unconsolidated sediments of the Upper Freshwater Molasse (Obere Süßwassermolasse; hereafter...the three main components of the OSM sediments: quartz, clay minerals, and carbonates (mainly dolomite;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
principal rock of the district is granodiorite. The vein is a quartz-filled fissure in quartz-diorite. Mineralization...xline—Crystalline The specimens are: No. 1—Typical quartz-diorite ore, showing chalcopyrite. No. 2—Typical...rhyolite and massive smoky quartz; the surface of the quartz shows drusy milky quartz. A letter, dated March...only the name of the country, such as Germany or Austria." The clipping showed a picture of the 350 million...found in only three places in the World, Germany, Austria, and Canon City. "Locally, Kessler said, remains
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(a) The Beer District ... (b) The Bovey Lane Sand-pit. .. (c) The Branscombe District ... 6. 7. SUMMARY...Cenomanian Limestone facies, and (iii) the calcareous sand or Wilmington facies. 91 92 WILLIAM E. SMITH...The thick Cenomanian deposits in the Bovey Lane sand-pit, about one mile north-west of Beer, include beds...comparatively deep scour-channels in the top of the Upper Greensand. The thin and incomplete development of...Most of the high ground in the region is capped by Upper Greensand and drift deposits but outliers of Chalk
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from Hierlatz, H A U E R On some ............ Austria, PETERS on the Tertiary Chelonia of . . . . . ...FORBES and DAHLL. Mineralogical Researches in the District around Arendal and Krageroe in Norway . . . ....39 39 13 24 23 42 42 KLESZCZNSKL On the Mining District of Pribram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining District of Pribram, KLESZCZNSK! on the . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . On the Tertiary Chelonia of Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurrences cover approximately the area of two Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary basins, the BudGjovice basin...moldavitebearing gravels from other places, e.g. the gravel-pit near Slavibo? to the south of Tel5 (STEJSKAL, 1924)...fell directly in the areas of the corresponding sand-gravel deposits of southern Bohemia and southwestern...Occurrences of the first type are in imperfectly sorted sand-gravel sediments with Fig. 1. Oooumnoes of mold...constitute lenses in crossIjedded sands. In the sand-pit near Slavgtice in Moravia moldavites were also
Book
• GEOLOGICAL SUCCESSION IN THE GREAT DUNMOW DISTRICT ' I Calcareous tufa lime-rich spring deposits...grey laminated organic silts and clays Glacial sand and gravel poorly sorted sandy gravels Anglian...---- --------------------- - --- ------------ Upper Chalk white chalk with bands of flints Cretaceous...around Great Dunmow ' ' . The landscape of this district is dominated by a gently undu­ lating plateau...the entire district. The drift masks most of the solid rocks, which largely comprise the Upper • Chalk,
Report (issue)
Report 77/8 INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Sand and gravel resources of the Strathclyde Region of...INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Report No. 77 /8 Sand and gravel resources of the Strathclyde Region of...H., HALL, I. H. S. and PEACOCK, J. D. 1977. The sand and gravel resources of the Strathclyde Region of...to th� relevant Ordnance Survey map. For each District the resources have been divided wherever possible...dredging. A list of working sand and gravel pits and their localities in each District is given in Appendix
Report (issue)
1986 CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY STRATIGRAPHY OF THE UPPER EDGE OF THE COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN NORTH AUGUSTA... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tobacco Road Sand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 UPPER OLIGOCENE(?) TO LOWER MIOCENE, MARINE CHANNEL DEPOSITS... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SURFICIAL SAND DEPOSITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . 34 PLATE 1.Geologic map of the upper edge of the Coastal Plain Between North Augusta
Book (edition)
collection also includes about 500 samples of concreting sand. Samples of nearly all the quarried stones and slags...owner or occupier Name and situation of quarry, pit or works Type or types of rock, gravel or slag British...teschenite Epidiorite Hornblende-schist Lamprophyre Quartz-dolerite Spilite 2 SOURCES OF ROAD AGGREGATE...Gneiss Granite Granodiorite Granulite Pegmatite Quartz-diorite Syenite Gritstone group Agglomerate Arkose...Felsite Granophyre Keratopbyre Microgranite Porphyry Quartz-porphyrite Rhyolite Trachyte Quartzite group Ganister
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(c) (d) (e) 3. Sampling The Determination of the Sand-Content of the Samples Analysis of Results The Mechanical...MINERALS IN THE CENOMANIAN DEPOSITS AND THOSE IN THE UPPER GREENSAND AND MIDDLE CHALK (a) (b) (c) (d) 5. ...INTERPRETATION OF THE DETRITAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES IN THE UPPER ALBIAN, CENOMANIAN AND EARLY TURONIAN DEPOSITS ...325 325 325 325 329 330 330 331 331 ABSTRACT: The sand in the Foxmould was largely derived from pre-Cretaceous...sediments such as the New Red Sandstone. This source of sand became much less important during the accumulation
Book
Te:x:t illustra.tions. Wrapper. (1908) LoNDON DISTRICT. 1 0 . Sus-So1Ls from a Sanitary point of view...representative pit. 6. Cost of prodi1ction . .. . .. 5 KA.OLINS.-Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden... .. . . .. . .. ,, 2. Map of the St. A ustell district .. . .. . .. . ... . •. ,, 3. Map of part of Bodmin...Dartmoor Chi}?-a-clay district . . . .. . ... . .. ,, 5. Diagram of a Cornish China-clay pit .. . .. . ... ...... . .. ,, 12. Geological map of St. Y rieix district . .. .. . . .. . .. ,, 13. Diagram of Quarrie8
Book (edition)
teschenite Epidiorite Hornblende-schist Lamprophyre Quartz-dolerite Spilite GABBRO GROUP Basic diorite Basic...Gneiss Granite Granodiorite Granulite Pegmatite Quartz-diorite Syenite HORNFELS GROUP LIMESTONE GROUP...Felsite Granophyre Keratophyre Microgranite Porphyry Quartz-porphyrite Rhyolite Trachyte 2 SOURCES OF ROAD...BASALT TRADE GROUP (B )* The series of intrusive quartz-dolerite sheets, of Permo-Carboniferous age, collectively...northernmost part of Yorkshire. In West Cumberland quartz-diabase is worked near Cockermouth. In the Carboniferous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hythe Beds Sandgate Beds Folkestone Beds Gault Upper Greensand Aeolian Sands in the Lower Greensand ...the south side by that of the Weald Clay. The district is included in the lin. Geological Map (Old Series)...literature there are numerous references to the district. The Memoir on the Geology of the Weald (1875)...141); Gault at Merstham and Reigate (p. 184); and Upper Greensand at Merstham, Reigate and Betchworth (p...Vol. 1. [3J, contains a detailed account of the Upper Greensand rocks at Merstham, Reigate, Betchworth
Book (edition)
The collection also includes about 500 samples of sand. Samples of nearly all the quarried stones and slags...owner or occupier Name and situation of quarry, pit or works Type or types of rock, gravel or slag British...group Epidiorite Hornblende-schist Lamprophyre Quartz-dolerite Spilite Flint group Gabbro group Basic...Gneiss Granite Granodiorite Granulite Pegmatite Quartz-diorite Syenite Gritstone group Agglomerate Arkose...Felsite Granophyre Keratophyre Microgranite Porphyry Quartz-porphyrite Rhyolite Trachyte Quartzite group Ganister
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metamorphism and hence maximum Zr contents within a rock or sand sample should be used for thermometry. Additionally...geological setting We base our investigations on sand and rock samples from the Variscan Erzgebirge, as...various amounts of rutile, anatase, and brookite. Sand samples from the Erzgebirge are stream deposits...diagenetic origin. Sample HUY-1 is a lower Triassic quartz-rich sandstone (Buntsandstein) from the small Huy...well-sorted fine sand in Upper Cretateous (Santonian) successions exposed in Warnstedt sand pit, which is located
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
beds vary slightly in mineral character in the district to be noticed; the most marked or predominant...this number of the GEOL. MAO. 2 A part of this district being uncovered by Drift or Boulder-clay, good...more or less thick deposit of coarse ferruginous sand, with intercalated bands, or irregular concretions...beyond which they are covered by the G-ault and Upper Greensand; these again dip under the Chalk strata...escarpment overlooking the country to the north. The Upper Chalk is again covered by the Tertiary strata, which
Report (issue)
PREFACE TH1s MEMOIR describes the geology of the district which is depicted on the Canterbury (289), Folkestone...investigation of landslips near Folkestone. The district was originally surveyed on Old Series One-inch...Edmunds,. under the supervision of the last-named as District Geologist .. This memoir has been written by Messrs... Murray. Radiometric logs of boreholes in the district have been recorded by Messrs. D. Ostle and J....Lower Coal Measures, 25; Middle Coal Measures, 26; Upper Coal Measures, 28. ? Triassic, 30. Jurassic, 30;
Journal (issue)
entries. It includes valid mineral species (eg. quartz), series names (eg stilbite) and group names (eg...& SMITH, M.E. (1993) The Minerals of the Peak District of Derbyshire 13:16-55 see also SARJEANT, W.A...18:17-32 QUIRK, D.G. (1993) Origin of the Peak District Orefield 13:4-15 ROTHWELL, M. & MASON, J. (1992)...C.M. (1997) Rutile from Wheal Remfrey china clay pit, Indian Queens, St. Enoder Cornwall 18:16 LAWTON...RUST, S. (1998) Bismuth minerals from Wheal Remfrey pit, Cornwall 19:11 RUST, S. (1996) Susannite and caledonite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and stratigraphy of the Lower Greensand of this district, and (2) an examination of the geomorphological...less persistent beds could be referred. In this pit about 12 feet of the Folkestone Basal Pebbly Sandswere...examined. The exposure showed a generally dark-brown sand with some lighter seams, very badly graded, very...The larger quartz pebbles are angular vein quartz and the smaller are often clear quartz and well-rounded;...foot of the rise, were not well exposed, but the upper part of the latter was seen. Above this the lane-cutting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
considerable variation in the Folkestone Sands of the district, but it was difficult to establish a connected...one described by Mr. Gossling for the Reigate District [5*J. During the last few years, however, a number...above the Gault vale along the northern edge of the sand outcrop. From this ridge fine views of the Chalk...company working or owning the pits in 1939. The sand grades quoted are in accordance with Gossling's...CS. =coarse sands, and VCS. =very coarse sands. PIT A. West side of main road, near Nepicar House, by
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
descending sequence. 1. A small pit showing:Loess with gravel of the Upper Terrace at the base 4 feet Bartonian...and other Lutetian fossils, sharks' teeth, tiny quartz pebbles, and fragments of Lutetian sandstones,...for building. Just to the east is a large old sand-pit showing" pipes" (due to the decalcification of...filled with Quaternary material. 4. The great sand-pit of Forest (Lutetian or Bruxellian Sands). Usually...Usually in the neighbourhood of Brussels the upper sands are calcareous and the lower siliceous LONG EXCURSION
 
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