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Pyrrhotite from
Jungfernsprung, Landskron castle, Landskron, Villach, Carinthia, Austria


Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jungfernsprung, Landskron castle, Landskron, Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224162:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘOswaldiberg tunnel (A10 Highway tunnel), Oswaldiberg, Villach, Carinthia, Austria
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘModre quarry, Kras, Treffen am Ossiacher See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Gummern, Weißenstein, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘKamuderkeusche, Stallhofen, Moosburg, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘWinklern, Pörtschach am Wörther See, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘRadischberg, St Peter, Moosburg, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘRotrasten (Rotrasten-Iron; Rottrasten; Rothrasten), Reichenau, Feldkirchen District, Carinthia, Austria
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘA2 Highway tunnel (Falkenberg tunnel), Wölfnitz, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘPitzelstätten, Wölfnitz, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘKulmberg, Liebenfels, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Meixner, H. (1948) Der Karinthin, 1, 2-6.
 
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