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Wulfenite from
Dirstentritt, Alpleskopf, Tarrenz, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dirstentritt, Alpleskopf, Tarrenz, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:265306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:265306:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘAlpleskopf, Tarrenz, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGaflein valley, Tarrenz, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘFeigenstein, Nassereith, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘKrom mine (Kuchel mine; Steinmannl; Steinmanndl; Anhalter Hütte - Kromsattel area), Heiterwand, Tarrenz, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘKarrösten Mine, Karrösten, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘPb-Zn deposit, Haiming, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘWalser quarry, Silz, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘMolybdenum mine, Höllental gorge, Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘLead mine, Riedbodeneck, Mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘGriesbach, Mieders, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Schroll, E. (1950) Wulfenite von Nassereith/Dirstentritt (Tirol) und Bleiberg (Kärnten). Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 1 (4). 325-341 doi:10.1007/bf01145388
Schroll, E. (1950) Wulfenit aus Nordtirol und Kärnten. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 2 (1). 135-136 doi:10.1007/bf01128485
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
 
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