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⇱ Diatomite pit, Parisdorf, Ravelsbach, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria

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Diatomite pit, Parisdorf, Ravelsbach, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Diatomite pitPit
Parisdorf- not defined -
RavelsbachMunicipality
Hollabrunn DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 33' 58'' North , 15° 51' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Parisdorf126 (2018)0.5km
UnterdĂŒrnbach231 (2018)1.8km
Ravelsbach657 (2018)1.9km
Gaindorf263 (2018)1.9km
Limberg305 (2018)2.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
214589
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214589:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kieselgur-Tagebau, Parisdorf, Ravelsbach, Weinviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Open-pit mining of diatomaceous earth (diatomite) since 1985.
Located east of Maissau.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O

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