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Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austriai
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1932.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1960.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1960.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1932.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1960.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1960.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1932.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
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View of the Radenthein magnesite mining area, in 1960.

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Radenthein1,846 (2018)
Döbriach1,285 (2018)
Untertweng721 (2018)
Kaning520 (2018)
Sankt Peter in Tweng366 (2018)
Erdmannsiedlung307 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
42265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42265:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Radenthein, District de Spittal an der Drau, Carinthie, Autriche
German:
Radenthein, Bezirk Spittal an der Drau, Kärnten, Österreich
Italian:
Radenthein, distretto di Spittal an der Drau, Carinzia, Austria
Russian:
Радентайн, Шпитталь, Каринтия, Австрия
Simplified Chinese:
拉登泰因, 斯皮特安德勞縣, 克恩顿州, 奥地利
Spanish:
Radenthein, Distrito de Spittal an der Drau, Estado de Carintia, Austria
Basque:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Karintia, Austria
Bulgarian:
Радентайн, Каринтия, Австрия
Cebuano:
Radenthein, Politischer Bezirk Spittal an der Drau, Kärnten, Awstriya
Dutch:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Karinthië, Oostenrijk
Esperanto:
Radenthein, Distrikto Spittal an der Drau, Karintio, Aŭstrio
Farsi/Persian:
رادنتاین, ناحیه اشپیتال آن در دراو, کرنتن, اتریش
Hungarian:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau-i járás, Karintia, Ausztria
Japanese:
ラーデンタイン, シュピッタール・アン・デア・ドラウ郡, ケルンテン州, オーストリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Радентайн, Аустрия
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Radenthein, Distriktet Spittal an der Drau, Kärnten, Austerrike
Polish:
Radenthein, Powiat Spittal an der Drau, Karyntia, Austria
Portuguese:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Caríntia, Áustria
Serbo-Croatian:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Koruška, Austrija
Slovak:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Korutánsko, Rakúsko
Slovenian:
Radenče, Špital ob Dravi, Koroška, Avstrija
Swedish:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Kärnten, Österrike
Traditional Chinese:
拉登泰因, 斯皮特安德勞縣, 克恩滕, 奧地利
Ukrainian:
Радентайн, Шпітталь-ан-дер-Драу, Каринтія, Австрія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Avstriya
Volapük:
Radenthein, Lösterän
Waray:
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austrya


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

36 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
References:
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalconatronite
Formula: Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Chalconatronite5.CB.40Na2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Na ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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GeoNames ID:7872788

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