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Pyrolusite from
Gamskar, Hoher Göll, Kuchl, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Cirque
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gamskar, Hoher Göll, Kuchl, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:218567
Long-form Identifier:1:3:218567:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘKunigunde Mine, Jenner, Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘStrubberg mines (incl. Sattelberg; Strubbergsattel; Unterberg), Abtenau, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘGrubhöhe Inn, St. Johann im Pongau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘManganese prospects, St. Johann im Pongau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘBürgl mine (Bürglkopf mine), Magnesite mine, Weißenstein, Fieberbrunn, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘRadiolarite outcrop (incl. Gfrererloch), Fuchs Alp - Fuchs lake area, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘFuchs Alp - Fuchs lake area, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘBrunn Alp, Sperten valley, Kirchberg in Tirol, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘTeltschen-Rötelstein (Teltschen-Röthelstein; Teltschengraben), Bad Mitterndorf, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘLagler, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Strasser, Albert (1989) Die Minerale Salzburgs. Albert Strasser. 348 pp.
 
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