Unnamed chromite pit, Mitterberg, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed chromite pit | Pit |
| Mitterberg | Mountain |
| Sankt Stefan ob Leoben | Municipality |
| Leoben District | District |
| Styria | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 14° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Banded and podiform chromitites.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
24 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bowieite Formula: Rh2S3 |
| ⓘ Braggite Formula: PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ Cuproiridsite Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ Cuprorhodsite Formula: (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Erlichmanite Formula: OsS2 |
| ⓘ Geversite Formula: PtSb2 |
| ⓘ Hollingworthite Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ Kashinite Formula: Ir2S3 |
| ⓘ Keithconnite Formula: Pd20Te7 |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 |
| ⓘ Majakite Formula: PdNiAs |
| ⓘ Mertieite Formula: Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Ruthenium Formula: (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ 'Platinum-Group Elements' |
| ⓘ Potarite Formula: PdHg |
| ⓘ Ruarsite Formula: (Ru,Os)AsS |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
| ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite Formula: Pt(As,S)2 |
| ⓘ Stibiopalladinite Formula: Pd5Sb2 |
| ⓘ Tetra-auricupride Formula: AuCu |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Tetra-auricupride | 1.AA.10b | AuCu |
| ⓘ | Potarite | 1.AD.25 | PdHg |
| ⓘ | Native Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Native Ruthenium | 1.AF.05 | (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Native Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Mertieite | 2.AC.10b | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| ⓘ | Stibiopalladinite | 2.AC.20a | Pd5Sb2 |
| ⓘ | Majakite | 2.AC.25e | PdNiAs |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Keithconnite | 2.BC.20 | Pd20Te7 |
| ⓘ | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ | Cuproiridsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ | Cuprorhodsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Bowieite | 2.DB.15 | Rh2S3 |
| ⓘ | Kashinite | 2.DB.15 | Ir2S3 |
| ⓘ | Erlichmanite | 2.EB.05a | OsS2 |
| ⓘ | Geversite | 2.EB.05a | PtSb2 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite var. Platarsite | 2.EB.05a | Pt(As,S)2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 | |
| ⓘ | Ruarsite | 2.EB.20 | (Ru,Os)AsS |
| ⓘ | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Platinum-Group Elements' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Styria
- GleinalpeMountain Range
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Panonian BasinWide Rift
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
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References
Malitch, Kreshimir N., Thalhammer, Oskar A., Knauf, Vladimir V., Melcher, Frank (2003) Diversity of platinum-group mineral assemblages in banded and podiform chromitite from the Kraubath ultramafic massif, Austria: evidence for an ophiolitic transition zone?. Mineralium Deposita, 38 (3) 282-297 doi:10.1007/s00126-002-0308-1