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Magnetite from
Hematite Mine, Waldenstein, Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hematite Mine, Waldenstein, Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:226807
Long-form Identifier:1:3:226807:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘGold mines, Kliening, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘAmazonite occurrence, pegmatite outcrops, Pack, Hirschegg-Pack, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘSpodumene prospect, Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘGertrusk, Wolfsberg, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘMagnetite prospect, Kleinwöllmiß, Sankt Martin am Wöllmißberg, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘGupper quarry, Wildbachgraben, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘPlankogel, Knappenberg, Hüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry, Kollnitz, Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘPusygraben (Unterer Grabner), Lölling, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘSlag localities, Waitschach, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Pohl, W., Belocky, R. (1999) Metamorphism and metallogeny in the Eastern Alps. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (5) 614-629 doi:10.1007/s001260050223
Niedermayr, Gerhard; Prasnik, Helmut (2007) Mineralien & Fundstellen im Kärnten: Der Eisenglimmer-Bergbau Waldenstein. Mineralien Welt, 18 (3). 41-55
 
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