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Gypsum from
Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria


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Gypsum, etc.

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum, etc.

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum, etc.

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum, etc.

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum, etc.

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum, etc.

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
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Gypsum

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper1
Jarosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:23660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:23660:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘSulphate efflorescences, Aigen im Ennstal, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘGypsum-anhydrite mine, Wienern, Grundlsee, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘHinterstein Alp gypsum quarry (Pyhrn gypsum quarry), Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘHuttererhöß, Hinterstoder, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘDachstein mammoth cave, Obertraun, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘPrenterwinkelgraben (Bärndorfer Graben), Bärndorf, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘEdlacher Moor slag locality, Bärndorf, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘBrandriedel, Ramsau am Dachstein, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘZinkwand (Neualpe), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen 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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