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Bournonite from
Rettenbach (Rettenbachgraben), Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria


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Bournonite, etc.

Rettenbach, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Bournonite, etc.

Rettenbach, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Bournonite, etc.

Rettenbach, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Classification
Species:Bournonite
Formula:PbCuSbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite1
Chalcopyrite1
Siderite1
Quartz1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bournonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rettenbach (Rettenbachgraben), Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:257520
Long-form Identifier:1:3:257520:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bournonite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBrunn Alp, Sperten valley, Kirchberg in Tirol, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘKloben silver mines (south slope), Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘSilver mines, Kloben (north slope), Fusch an der Grossglocknerstrasse, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘSilver mines (Knappenstube), Hochtor area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘEntachen magnesite deposit (Entachenalm), Hinterthal, Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘGold mine (Goldzeche), Zirmsee area, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘRoter Mann, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘKleinfleiß glacier, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘModereck south slope (Freudental; Kempen), Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘChristileiden, Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Friedrich, O. M. (1969): Erzmikroskopische Beobachtungen an Erzen der Kieslagerstätte Rettenbach im Oberpinzgau. Archiv für Lagerstättenforschung in den Ostalpen 9, 65-72. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Lagerstaettenkde-Ostalpen_9_0065-0072.pdf
Strasser, Albert (1989) Die Minerale Salzburgs. Albert Strasser. 348 pp.
Kolitsch, U. (2020): 2166) Cassiterit, Chamosit, Dravit, Fluorapatit, Monazit-(Ce), Paragonit, Schörl, Stilpnomelan(?), Ullmannit, Uraninit, Willyamit, Xenotim-(Y) und Zirkon von der Kieslagerstätte im Rettenbachgraben bei Mittersill, Salzburg. Pp. 178-181 in Walter, F. et al. (2020): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXIX. Carinthia II, 210./130., 153-218. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/CAR_210_130_0153-0218.pdf
 
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