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Galena from
Gupper quarry, Wildbachgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gupper quarry, Wildbachgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1982963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1982963:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘReih Alp, Glashütten, Bad Schwanberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘSpodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘA2 motorway tunnel (Herzogberg tunnel), Herzogberg, Modriach, Edelschrott, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘPlachgraben (Dörnergraben), Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘHematite Mine, Waldenstein, Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘHaider quarry, Radl pass, Eibiswald, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘLamprechtsberg mines, Lavamünd, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘLoben, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘFeistritzgraben, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘMarienbau, Raudner (Raudnerkogel), Stiwoll, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
References
Auer, C. (2026): 2402) Galenit, Xenotim-(Y) und eine unbekannte Ca-U-Phosphat-Phase vom Steinbruch Gupper im Wildbachgraben bei Deutschlandsberg, Steiermark. Pp. 489-491 in Walter, F. et al. (2026): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXXV. Carinthia II, 216./136., 397-506.
 
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