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Malachite from
Ruden, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria


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Malachite, etc.

Ruden, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
07170640017363490496212.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Ruden, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
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Malachite, etc.

Ruden, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruden, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201032:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Malachite in this Region
Pfarrwiese slag locality, Ruden, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWaschgang Mine, Kluidscharte, Kleine Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMagernigspitz, Mörtschach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘGöttliche Vorsehung adit, Großfragant copper mines, Innerfragant, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘGroßfragant copper mines, Innerfragant, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSmelter slag locality, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘWeiße Wand, Stanziwurten, Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘGrasleiten, Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘWurten tunnel, Wurten, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘStrabaleben (Strabeleben), Wurten, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘUntere Pazisel (Parzissel), Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Meixner, Heinz (1950) Neue Mineralvorkommen aus den Ostalpen. Heidelberger Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 2 (3) 195-209 doi:10.1007/bf01129608
 
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