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Danube power station, Abwinden, Luftenberg an der Donau, Perg District, Upper Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Danube power station- not defined -
Abwinden- not defined -
Luftenberg an der DonauMunicipality
Perg DistrictDistrict
Upper AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 15' 2'' North , 14° 25' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Abwinden1,158 (2018)1.1km
Stacherlsiedlung212 (2018)2.3km
Gusen793 (2018)2.3km
Sankt Georgen an der Gusen3,779 (2018)2.6km
Raffelstetten1,013 (2018)2.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Mineralien- und Fossiliensammler Oberösterreichs Ortsgruppe LinzLinz, Oberösterreich10km
Mineralien- und Fossiliensammler OberösterreichEidenberg, Urfahr-Umgebung21km
Mineralien- und Fossilienverein WelsWels, Oberösterreich32km
Mindat Locality ID:
237228
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237228:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Donaukraftwerk, Abwinden, Perg, Mühlviertel, Oberösterreich, Österreich


Minerals found during construction work for the dam of the Danube hydroelectric power plant (constructed in 1976-1979, working in 1980).

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Braunspat'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Braunspat'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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