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Marcasite from
Arsenic mine, Lower Rotgülden lake, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arsenic mine, Lower Rotgülden lake, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:23555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:23555:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGfrererkar, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSilbereck - Altenbergkar area, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘSchurfspitze (north slope), Silbereck - Altenbergkar area, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSchurfspitze (Egydi adit; Ochsenleiten), Lanisch, Pölla valley, Rennweg am Katschberg, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘStubenriegel (Herrenbau; Seekar), Lanisch, Pölla valley, Rennweg am Katschberg, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘWastlkar, Petereck, Kölnbreinspitze - Lausnock area, Malta, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘAloisi adit (Aloisy adit), Arsenic mine, Lanisch, Pölla valley, Rennweg am Katschberg, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘReinkar, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘA10 Highway tunnel, Katschberg, Schellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘEssl quarry, Sankt Michael im Lungau, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Paar, Werner H.; Mrazek, R.; Heiss, H. (1993) Rotgülden: Gold-und Gustavit-Kristalle aus dem Salzburger Land [Rotgülden: Gold and gustavite crystals from the Salzburg region]. Lapis, 18 (5). 13-28; 50
 
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