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Native Copper from
Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria


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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Native Copper

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite2
Gypsum1
Langite1
Brochantite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:23652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:23652:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘEdlacher Moor slag locality, Bärndorf, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘOberzeiring, Pölstal, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘChorinskyklause, Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘCopper mine (including Paradeis adit), Radmer an der Hasel, Radmer, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘKaswassergraben, Großreifling, Landl, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘGotthardi adit, Teichen Mine, Langteichengraben (Lange Teichen), Kalwang, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘMn deposit, Dürnstein, Neumarkt in der Steiermark, Murau District, Styria, Austria
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘGrub quarry, Grub, Abtenau, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘBrunngraben district, Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘWeißenbach district (Flatschachgraben; Weißenbachgraben), Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
References
Schebesta, Karl (1992) Schlackenminerale aus der Walchen bei Öblarn/Steiermark [Slag minerals from the Walchen near Öblarn/Styria]. Lapis, 17 (2). 19-30; 50
 
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