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Pentlandite from
Gaiswand mine, Haidbachgraben, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gaiswand mine, Haidbachgraben, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:235030
Long-form Identifier:1:3:235030:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘWestern ore field, Mittersill Scheelite deposit, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘEmerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘKesselkar Alp, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘNöckelberg mining district, Schwarzleograben, Hütten, Leogang, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘSerpentinite quarry (Islitzfall), Hinterbichl, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘUmbal falls (Granatwandl), Islitz Alp, Umbal valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘBrennkogel north slope (Gold district), Fusch an der Grossglocknerstrasse, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘTorleiten (incl. Feldseescharte), Wurten, Flattach, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘArthur adit, Mühlbach am Hochkönig, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘPfeifenberger Alp, Sticklerhütte, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Strasser, Albert (1989) Die Minerale Salzburgs. Albert Strasser. 348 pp.
Schwabl, S., Melcher, F., and Grill, J.A. (2015) First occurrence of platinum-group minerals in Salzburg: the Haidbachgraben Cu-Ni-Co deposit, Pinzgau. Poster, MinPet 2015, Leoben, Austria, September 10-13; abstract in Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft 161, 117.
(2015) Key Note Lectures, Talks and Posters. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 161. 15-144
Melcher, F., Onuk, P., Schwabl, S., Zimmermann, S., Aiglsperger, T. (2019) Rhenium sulphides and platinum-group minerals at Haidbach/Pinzgau – recent results. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 165. 22-95
 
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