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Copper ore outcrop, Kaswassergraben, Großreifling, Landl, Liezen District, Styria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Copper ore outcropDiggings (Abandoned)
KaswassergrabenOccurrence
Großreifling- not defined -
LandlMunicipality
Liezen DistrictDistrict
StyriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 14° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Diggings (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Mindat Locality ID:
464951
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:464951:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small copper ore outcrop (probably tennantite) in dolostone.
Near the famous magnesite locality but with different paragenesis.
Mineralogy will be published in July 2026.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Nesquehonite
Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Nesquehonite5.CA.05MgCO3 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
H ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
O ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
As ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
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