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Sand pit, Rosenthal, Karlstetten, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Sand pitPit
RosenthalVillage
KarlstettenMunicipality
Sankt Pölten-Land DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 16' 4'' North , 15° 33' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Karlstetten1,353 (2018)1.0km
Heitzing145 (2018)1.1km
Neustift101 (2018)1.5km
Hausenbach139 (2018)2.2km
Weyersdorf183 (2018)2.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
272852
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:272852:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0d4c0679-7442-4124-b448-a013edfd5678
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sandgrube, Rosenthal, Karlstetten, Mostviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Pit/quarry situated in serpentinite and granulite. A part of the sand pit was worked as quarry in solid serpentinite.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
CCarbon
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3

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