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Marienschacht coal mine, Steyeregg, Wies, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Marienschacht coal mineMine (Overgrown)
SteyereggVillage
WiesMunicipality
Deutschlandsberg DistrictDistrict
StyriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 44' 11'' North , 15° 14' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Overgrown) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mitterlimberg688 (2018)0.8km
Sankt Peter im Sulmtal465 (2018)1.6km
Oberhart246 (2018)1.8km
Limberg bei Weis235 (2018)2.1km
Altenmarkt bei Wies926 (2018)2.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
413462
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413462:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Part of the large lignite mining district Wies-Eibiswald
Worked between 1800 and 1975

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Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Mullite
Formula: Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
Mullite9.AF.20Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
AlAluminium
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
SiSilicon
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
CaCalcium
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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