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Magnesite mine, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austriai
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Magnesite mineMine
Wald am SchoberpassMunicipality
Leoben DistrictDistrict
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Dolomite

Magnesite mine, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Dolomite

Magnesite mine, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
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Dolomite

Magnesite mine, Wald am Schoberpass, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 27' 38'' North , 14° 38' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.46067,14.64509
GRN:
N32E08
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wald am Schoberpaß565 (2018)2.6km
Treglwang342 (2018)4.4km
Radmer an der Hasel167 (2018)7.5km
Gaishorn589 (2018)8.0km
Kalwang772 (2018)9.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Vereinigung der Leobener MineralienfreundeSt. Marein-Feistritz, Styria29km
Mindat Locality ID:
57803
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57803:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Magnesitbergbau, Wald am Schoberpass, Liesing-Paltental, Steiermark, Österreich


Magnesite mine.
There are two open pits.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pinolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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References

https://www.mineralienatlas.de/?l=9522
Redlich, K. A. (1930): Über einige wenig bekannte kristalline Magnesitlagerstätten Österreichs. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 85, 101-133. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/JbGeolReichsanst_85_0101-0133.pdf
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