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


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Native Sulphur

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

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

Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:23683
Long-form Identifier:1:3:23683:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
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
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘDachstein mammoth cave, Obertraun, Gmunden District, Upper Austria, Austria
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘEschach Alp (Eschachboden; Martinlager), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘWurzer Alp, Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘEdlacher Moor slag locality, Bärndorf, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMoltersberg, Spital am Pyhrn, Kirchdorf an der Krems District, Upper Austria, Austria
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘSchildmauer quarry, Kematen, Admont, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘOberzeiring, Pölstal, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘRoßeck mining district (Saurau; Saurauwald), Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area, Sankt Lambrecht, Murau 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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