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Lechner valley, Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austriai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 39' 55'' North , 15° 35' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.66542,15.59325
GRN:
N32E08
Type:
Valley
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
229947
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229947:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Lechnergraben, Neuberg an der Mürz, Steiermark, Österreich


Small Cu-mining area in the Lechner valley, on the E-slope of the Rabenstein.

Reopened 1585, 1607 St. Barbara-Erbstollen mentioned, last note from 1813.

4 collapsed mines, dumps and Cu-slags still visible.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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References

Redlich, Karl A. (1931) Die Geologie der innerösterreichischen Eisenerzlagerstätten. Verlag Julius Springer, Wien-Berlin, and Verlag Stahl-Eisen m.b.H., Düsseldorf, 165 pp.
Schweiger, H. (1969): Lagerstätten und Mineralienfundpunkte im Bezirk Mürzzuschlag. Jubiläumsschrift 10 Jahre BG und BRG Mürzzuschlag 1959–1969, 46–64.
Hackenberg, Michael (2003) Bergbau im Semmeringgebiet. Archiv für Lagerstättenforschung der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 24. 5-97
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