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Kohlbach Alp, Salla, Maria Lankowitz, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Kohlbach AlpMountain
SallaVillage
Maria LankowitzMunicipality
Voitsberg DistrictDistrict
StyriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 6' 56'' North , 14° 57' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Salla258 (2018)2.2km
Graden464 (2018)6.6km
Kemetberg225 (2018)6.6km
Kirchberg213 (2018)7.2km
Breitenbach101 (2018)8.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Vereinigung der Leobener MineralienfreundeSt. Marein-Feistritz, Styria17km
Mindat Locality ID:
222774
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222774:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kohlbachalpe, Salla, Stubalpe, Steiermark, Österreich


Historic iron mining area at an elevation of 1300 m.

Re-opened in 1781, the ore was shipped to the new furnace in nearby Salla. The mine was closed again in the mid 19th century.

North: Barbarastollen, Gutehoffnungstollen, approx at N47.12502 E14.9466
South: Gottesgab-Seinerstollen, Kaufmannstollen, approx. at N47.11583 E14.95025

About 20 mine dumps are found around these adits.

Canaval (1904) described intergrown siderite - calcite ore and very much tourmaline.

Lagerstätten Inventar Nr. 547, gbanr 138.1313

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Ankerite-Dolomite Series'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Ankerite-Dolomite Series'-

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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