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Cuprite from
Lagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria


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Cuprite, etc.

Lagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
04011000017533176771501.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Lagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
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Cuprite, etc.

Lagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Braunite1
Albite1
Hausmannite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1779104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1779104:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘCopper mines (Lignitzhöhe; Lignitzscharte; Lignitz), Mariapfarr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘZinkwand (Neualpe), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘStüblbau Mine, Gold mines, Schellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘPrahmleiten adit (Pramleiten; Brandleiten), Gold mines, Schellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘSilbereck - Altenbergkar area, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘLarzenbachgraben (Larzenbach), Hüttau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘKorein - Frommerkogel area zinc mines, Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘJohanniskogel, Flattnitz, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘKielbrein mine, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel massif, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘSlag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
References
Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2025): 2340) Albit, Alstonit, Ardennit-(As), Ardennit-(V), Arsenogoyazit, Baryt, Braunit, Cerchiarait-(Mn), Chernovit-(Y), Coelestin, Cuprit, Dravit, Fluorapatit, Fluorcalcioroméit, Fluorit, Gasparit-(Ce), das unbenannte Nd-Analogon von Gasparit-(Ce/La), Hausmannit, Kutnohorit, Macedonit, eine chemisch mit Kentrolith verwandte Phase mit der vermutlichen Formel BaPbMn3+2(Si2O7)O2, Piemontit, Phlogopit, Pyrolusit, Quarz, Rhodochrosit, Rutil, Sanbornit, Spessartin, Talk, Witherit und weitere Minerale aus metamorphen Manganvererzungen von „Lagler“ SE Tweng im Lungau, Salzburg. Pp. 310-321 in Walter, F. et al. (2025): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXXIV. Carinthia II, 215./135., 285-358.
 
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