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Chrysocolla from
Upper and Lower Leonhard Adits, Rotenstein mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite2
Azurite2
Calcite1
Dolomite1
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Tyrolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper and Lower Leonhard Adits, Rotenstein mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1702311
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1702311:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRotenstein mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘGrafen adit, Rotenstein mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRoggland mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMartin adit, Schrofen area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘStocker adit, Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg District, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘWest slope ("Am Geyer"), Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg mining district, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘSilberberg adit, Unterstein, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘMaukenötz mining district (Mauken), Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘKram adit, Maukenötz mining district (Mauken), Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘThierberg mining district, Wildschönau, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Auer, C. (2024): Sammeln im Kaswassergraben - nicht nur der Magnesite wegen! Der Steirische Mineralog: 39: 25-30.Identification: Visual Identification
 
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