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Open pit, Waitschach, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Open pitPit (Backfilled)
WaitschachVillage
GuttaringMunicipality
Sankt Veit an der Glan DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 56' 25'' North , 14° 31' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Backfilled) - last checked 2022
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hüttenberg338 (2018)1.9km
Gossen113 (2018)2.1km
Knappenberg241 (2018)3.6km
Lölling Sonnseite130 (2018)4.5km
Sankt Johann am Pressen104 (2018)5.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Vereinigung der Leobener MineralienfreundeSt. Marein-Feistritz, Styria46km
Mindat Locality ID:
293162
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:293162:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Tagbau, Waitschach (Maria Waitschach), Hüttenberg, Region Friesach - Hüttenberg, Kärnten, Österreich


Abandoned and refilled open pit.

Known mainly for a variety of secondary minerals.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
References:
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
'Glaskopf'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Wad'-
'Glaskopf'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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