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Hematite mine, Erlacher Bock, Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austriai
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Hematite mineMine
Erlacher Bock- not defined -
RadentheinMunicipality
Spittal an der Drau DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 52' 53'' North , 13° 44' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sankt Oswald165 (2018)5.4km
Staudach159 (2018)5.6km
Kaning520 (2018)6.7km
Untertschern139 (2018)7.4km
Obertschern124 (2018)7.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
42262
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42262:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Hämatitbergwerk, Erlacher Bock, Nockberge, Gurktaler Alpen, Kärnten, Österreich


Lower Triassic breccias, consisting of quartz, schists and iron-rich sediments.

Pichler (2009) describes an open pit at an alt. of 2040 m and an Unterbau adit at an alt. of 2025 m.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe SideriteFeCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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