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Brochantite from
No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria


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Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Brochantite

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Brochantite

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
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Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
05149880017272725103427.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
04710160017271984883334.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
02227330017271984941205.jpg
Brochantite

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
05517400017271984912822.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Locality type:Adit
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Linarite5
Devilline4
Malachite2
Gypsum1
Aragonite1
Hemimorphite1
Hinsdalite1
Carbonatecyanotrichite1
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view No. 1 adit, Äußere Wimitz, Frauenstein, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:219585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:219585:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Blass, G. & Pichler, A. (2001): Die Kupferschürfe der Äußeren Wimitz. Carinthia II, 191./111., 43-55.
Blaß, Günter, Graf, Hans Werner, Pichler, Alfred (2001) Der Kupferbergbau "Äußere Wimitz 1" bei Wimitzbachtal-Kraig, Gemeinde Frauenstein - eine neuentdeckte Fundstelle in Kärtnten [The copper mine "Äußere Wimitz 1" near Wimitzbachtal-Kraig, municipality of Frauenstein - a newly discovered site in Carinthia]. Mineralien Welt, 12 (5). 46-50
Kolitsch, U. (2009): 1570) Antlerit und Schulenbergit von der Äußeren Wimitz, St. Veit an der Glan, Gurktaler Alpen, Kärnten. Pp. 192 in Niedermayr et al. (2009): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVIII. Carinthia II, 199./119., 189-236.
 
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