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Hoher Steig, Mallnock, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austriai
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Scheelite

Hoher Steig, Mallnock, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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Scheelite

Hoher Steig, Mallnock, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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Scheelite

Hoher Steig, Mallnock, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 52' 21'' North , 13° 47' 2'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N32E07
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
42260
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42260:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Hoher Steig, Mallnock, Nockberge, Gurktaler Alpen, Kärnten, Österreich


Locality on the northeast slope of Mallnock mountain at an alt. of 1980 m.
W-Cu-Sb mineralizations in rocks consisting of dolomite and magnesite.

Pichler (2009) describes a locality with dolomite and small fahlore veins with a secondary mineralisation and another locality with a cinnabar occurrence.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ 'Cuproroméite'
Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
ⓘ'Cuproroméite'4.DH.20Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ CuproroméiteCu2Sb2(O,OH)7
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
Wⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
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References

Neinavaie, H.; Thalmann, F.; Ataii, B.; Beran, A. (1989) Wolframite- and scheelite-bearing carbonate rocks of the Nock mountains, Austria: A new type of tungsten mineralization in the Eastern Alps. Mineralium Deposita, 24 (1). 14-18 doi:10.1007/bf00206716
Niedermayr, G.; Praetzel, I. (1995) Mineralien Kärntens. Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten. 232 pp.
Kharbish, S., Götzinger, M. & Beran, A. (2007): Contribution to the chemical composition and homogeneity of some Austrian fahlores. Mitt. Österreich. Mineral. Ges. 153, 60. (Abs.)
Kharbish, S., Götzinger, M. & Beran, A. (2007): Compositional variations of fahlore group minerals from Austria. Austr. J. Earth Sci. 100, 44-52.
Pichler, A. (2009) Bergbau in Westkärnten. Eine Bestandsaufnahme der noch sichtbaren Merkmale der historischen Bergbaue in Westkärnten [Mining in Western Carinthia. An inventory of the still visible features of the historic mines in Western Carinthia]. Carinthia II - Sonderhefte, 63. 1-416
Altenberger, Florian, Krause, Joachim, Wintzer, Niki E., Iglseder, Christoph, Berndt, Jasper, Bachmann, Kai, Raith, Johann G. (2024) Polyphase stratabound scheelite-ferberite mineralization at Mallnock, Eastern Alps, Austria. Mineralium Deposita, 59 (6) 1109-1132 doi:10.1007/s00126-024-01250-x
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