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Cerussite from
Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Habit:prisms and cyclic thrillings to 2 cm
Colour:colourless, milky white, grey
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Baryte
Galena
Hemimorphite
Wulfenite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena29
Hemimorphite12
Baryte8
Wulfenite8
Goethite8
Calcite8
- var Lead-bearing Calcite6
Strontianite4
Anglesite2
Hydrozincite2
Smithsonite2
Ilsemannite2
Sphalerite1
Manganese Oxides1
Siderite1
Native Sulphur1
Fraipontite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201923
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201923:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
2.4km (1.5 miles) Rudolf Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
4.1km (2.5 miles) A10 Highway tunnel, Weißenstein, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
5.9km (3.7 miles) Max Mine, Bleiberg-Kreuth, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
8.1km (5.0 miles) Burg, Rubland, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
8.2km (5.1 miles) Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
8.4km (5.2 miles) Kabesnock (Kowesnock; Kobesnock), Bleiberg-Kreuth, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
9.9km (6.1 miles) Marble quarry, Kras, Treffen am Ossiacher See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
10.2km (6.3 miles) Altenberg, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
13.2km (8.2 miles) Schliwagraben (Matschiedler Alpe; Matschiedleralpe), Windische Höhe, Sankt Stefan im Gailtal, Hermagor District, Carinthia, Austria
13.2km (8.2 miles) Tischlein (Tschlein?), Treffen am Ossiacher See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
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