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Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Pöllaner Höhe- not defined -
Pöllan- not defined -
PaternionMunicipality
Villach-Land DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 41' 9'' North , 13° 38' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pöllan150 (2018)1.0km
Nikelsdorf572 (2018)2.2km
Feistritz an der Drau1,720 (2018)2.5km
Neu-Feffernitz1,178 (2018)3.0km
Paternion676 (2018)3.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
155502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:155502:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Kärnten, Österreich


Old Pb-(Zn-)Cu mining area on the northwest slope of the Pöllaner Höhe.

Not to be confused with the Altenberg locality, located 2 km away.

Note: Mineral list to be updated with Niedermayr et al. (2008).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
References:
Galena
Formula: PbS
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O TenoriteCuO
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S GalenaPbS
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
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