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Cinnabar from
Faschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area (Gießhübler Berg; Gießhübler Holzschlag), Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Cinnabar
Formula:HgS
Habit:mm-sized, thin flakes filling cracks in hematite and quartz
Colour:dark red
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Gorceixite
Hematite
Lazulite
Quartz
Svanbergite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cinnabar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Faschingbauerkreuz - Reithkogel area (Gießhübler Berg; Gießhübler Holzschlag), Fischbach, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:294114
Long-form Identifier:1:3:294114:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cinnabar
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘKöppelreith creek, Pöllau, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District, Styria, Austria
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘKaltenegg, Southern District, Prinzkogel mines, Prinzkogel (Prinzenkogel), Rettenegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘBreitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘHerzogberg, Kindberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sattlerkogel, Veitsch, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘWetterbauersattel, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘWetterbauergraben, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘSteinbauer Mine, Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘErzberg, Altenberg an der Rax, Neuberg an der Mürz, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘKleinau, Edlach an der Rax, Reichenau an der Rax, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Bernhard, F. (1997)
 
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