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Porscheberg, Slag localities, Steyr, Upper Austria, Austriai
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Slag localities- not defined -
SteyrCity
Upper AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° North , 14° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
246971
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246971:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Porscheberg, Schlackenvorkommen, Steyr, Oberösterreich, Österreich


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
'Feldspar Group'
References:
peter neschen collectionIdentified by Peter Neschen: Visual Identification
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Hydrocalumite Group'
'Limonite'
Monohydrocalcite ?
Formula: CaCO3 · H2O
References:
peter neschen collectionIdentified by Peter Neschen: Visual Identification
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
References:
peter neschen collectionIdentified by Peter Neschen: Visual Identification
'Spinel Supergroup'
Formula: AD2X4
Wüstite
Formula: FeO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Wüstite4.AB.25FeO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Monohydrocalcite ?5.CB.20CaCO3 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Hydrocalumite Group'-
'Spinel Supergroup'-AD2X4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
O WüstiteFeO
SiSilicon
Si FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
FeIron
Fe FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe Native IronFe
Fe WüstiteFeO

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