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Pyrrhotite from
Zinkwand (Neualpe), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria


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Zinkwand, Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite15
Calcite15
Tetrahedrite Subgroup13
Nickeline13
Nickelskutterudite13
Rammelsbergite11
Pyrite2
Marcasite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zinkwand (Neualpe), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:264175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:264175:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘLignitz lake, Mariapfarr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘDuisitzkar, Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘKühkar (Zwerfenberg), Untertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘOberhüttensee, Forstau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘKlock (Glock), Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘKrahbergzinken, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘFastenberg, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘHauser Kaibling, Bärfallspitze, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSteirischer Bodensee, Aich, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘFellergraben, Fell, Sankt Michael im Lungau, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Pribitzer, F. (1956): Die Minerallagerstätte Zinkwand bei Schladming in Steiermark (Österreich). Aufschluss, 7 (3), 59-63
Strasser, Albert (1989) Die Minerale Salzburgs. Albert Strasser. 348 pp.
Heider, K.-J., Gröbner, J. (2019): 2134) Mackinawit sowie Brochantit, Devillin(?) und Langit von der Zinkwand, Schladming, Steiermark. Pp. 295-296 in Walter, F. et al. (2019): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVIII. Carinthia II, 209./129., 237-362.
 
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