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Blahberg, Admont, Liezen District, Styria, Austriai
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Blahberg- not defined -
AdmontMunicipality
Liezen DistrictDistrict
StyriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 34' 50'' North , 14° 21' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.58061,14.35993
GeoHash:
G#: u26nwvb94
GRN:
N32E08
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ardning797 (2018)1.2km
Frauenberg290 (2018)1.8km
Pürgschachen152 (2018)2.0km
Reithtal195 (2018)3.3km
Aigen bei Admont214 (2018)3.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
239118
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239118:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Blaberg
Name(s) in local language(s):
Blahberg (Blaberg), Admont, Ennstaler Alpen, Steiermark, Österreich


Old (12th century) iron mining (siderite) on Blahberg Mtn.
Mining activities finally stopped in 1893.

Located west of Admont.

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4 valid minerals.

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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
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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References

www.ennstalwiki.at (n.d.) http://www.ennstalwiki.at/wiki/index.php/Sideritbergbau_am_Blahberg
Hiessleitner, G. (1958): Zur Geologie der Erz führenden Grauwackenzone zwischen Admont—Selztal—Liezen. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 101, 35-78.
Preßlinger, H.; Köstler, H.J. (2002): Zur Geschichte des Eisenerzbergbaues am Blahberg bei Admont. res montanarum 28, 21-26.
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