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Vellachgraben, Metnitz, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Vellachgraben- not defined -
MetnitzMunicipality
Sankt Veit an der Glan DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 57' 29'' North , 14° 11' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vellach110 (2018)1.0km
Metnitz515 (2018)3.0km
Grades322 (2018)4.9km
Feistritz133 (2018)5.5km
Teichl168 (2018)6.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
42317
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42317:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Vellachgraben, Metnitz, Gurktaler Alpen, Kärnten, Österreich


Ancient silver(-lead-zinc) mining area, located SSW of Metnitz.

Note: coordinates are centred on the Vellachgraben.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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