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Tennantite occurrence, Eselberg, Altenberg an der Rax, Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Tennantite occurrenceOccurrence
Eselberg- not defined -
Altenberg an der Rax- not defined -
Neuberg an der MürzMunicipality
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag DistrictDistrict
StyriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 40' 16'' North , 15° 38' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Altenberg253 (2018)1.5km
Stojen135 (2018)1.8km
Kapellen428 (2018)2.8km
Dorf240 (2018)4.4km
Alpl567 (2018)5.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
123482
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123482:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Tennantitvorkommen, Eselberg, Altenberg an der Rax, Neuberg an der Mürz, Steiermark, Österreich


Forest road cut ca. 660 m WNW of Eselberg summit (1051 m) at an elevation of ca. 780 m asl.
Located ca. 500 m NNW of the selenide occurrence.

Tennantite-(Fe) is finely disseminated within a dolomitic schist and constitutes max. 1 vol.% of the rock.

Note: Coordinates according to the above description.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Brannerite ?
Formula: UTi2O6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Tennantite-(Fe)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)As4S12S
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tennantite-(Fe)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Brannerite ?4.DH.05UTi2O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BranneriteUTi2O6
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tennantite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BranneriteUTi2O6
FeIron
Fe Tennantite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S
CuCopper
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cu Tennantite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S
AsArsenic
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
As Tennantite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
UUranium
U BranneriteUTi2O6

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