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Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austriai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 25' 38'' North , 14° 2' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sonnberg373 (2018)3.8km
Sonnberg373 (2018)5.2km
Öblarn1,059 (2018)5.7km
Niederöblarn459 (2018)6.0km
Großsölk462 (2018)6.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
5612
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5612:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Schlackenhalden, Walchen, Öblarn, Niedere Tauern, Steiermark, Österreich


Slag dumps of ancient copper smelters.
Located next to an old smelting furnace, and along the local creek.

Collecting is not allowed anywhere since the establishment of a tourist mining trail (around 2002).

The grid reference is located on the ruins of the smelter.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


52 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Description:
Chenite
Formula: Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Dundasite
Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Elyite
Formula: Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kröhnkite
Formula: Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Lanarkite
Formula: Pb2(SO4)O
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Lautenthalite
Formula: PbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Leiteite
Formula: Zn(As2O4)
Description: Re-analysis by SXRD (Uwe Kolitsch) showed the twinned "leiteites" (Schebesta, 1992) to be valentinites (Kolitsch, 2013; see also http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-128482.html).
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Litharge
Formula: PbO
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Massicot
Formula: PbO
Melanterite ?
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Description: probably formed after collecting
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Lead
Formula: Pb
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Ramsbeckite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
Schulenbergite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)'
Formula: Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
Description: Yellow or white, often twinned (see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-128482.html); erroneously described by Schebesta (1992) as "leiteite".
Wroewolfeite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Zincite
Formula: ZnO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Lead1.AA.05Pb
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite
4.AA.10Cu2O
4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Zincite4.AB.20ZnO
Litharge4.AC.20PbO
Massicot4.AC.25PbO
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Leiteite ?4.JA.05Zn(As2O4)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrocerussite5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Dundasite5.DB.10PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Chenite7.BC.70Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Lanarkite7.BD.40Pb2(SO4)O
Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 · 4H2O
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Melanterite ?7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Kröhnkite7.CC.30Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Wroewolfeite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ramsbeckite7.DD.60(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Schulenbergite7.DD.80(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Elyite7.DF.65Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Lautenthalite7.DF.70PbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)'-Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
H ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
H Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
H SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
H WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CerussitePbCO3
C DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
C HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CupriteCu2O
O DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
O ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
O FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
O LanarkitePb2(SO4)O
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O LeiteiteZn(As2O4)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O LithargePbO
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MassicotPbO
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
O Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
O SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O TenoriteCuO
O ValentiniteSb2O3
O WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O ZinciteZnO
O Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9
NaSodium
Na KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Si FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
S LanarkitePb2(SO4)O
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
S RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
S Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
S SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
S Native SulphurS8
S WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9
ClChlorine
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cl Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Cu KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Cu SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn LeiteiteZn(As2O4)
Zn Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Zn SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zn ZinciteZnO
Zn Unnamed (Gordaite-related Ca-Zn Sulphate Chloride Hydrate)Ca[Zn8(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2](H2O)9
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As LeiteiteZn(As2O4)
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pb ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Pb LanarkitePb2(SO4)O
Pb LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Pb Native LeadPb
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LithargePbO
Pb MassicotPbO
Pb PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

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