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Native Gold from
Larzenbachgraben (Larzenbach), Hüttau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Larzenbachgraben (Larzenbach), Hüttau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217855:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSalzach River, Werfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘSchwemmberg (Roßbrand), Radstadt, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘTroiboden, Mühlbach am Hochkönig, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘCopper mine, Sankt Veit im Pongau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘTantal cave, Blühnbach valley, Werfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘOchsen Alp, Mandling, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘOberhüttensee, Forstau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘSladinkopf, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘKitzlochklamm, Taxenbach, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘDachstein mammoth cave, Obertraun, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
References
Strasser, Albert (1989) Die Minerale Salzburgs. Albert Strasser. 348 pp.
Mrazek, R. (1992) Über den Kupferbergbau bei Hüttau, Salzburg [About the copper mining near Hüttau, Salzburg]. Mineralien-Welt, 3 (1). 45-46
Kucha, Henryk; Raith, Johann G. (2009) Gold-oxysulphides in copper deposits of the Greywacke Zone, Austria: A mineral chemical and infrared fluid inclusion study. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (1). 87-100 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.10.004
 
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