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Pyrite from
S35 motorway tunnel (Mixnitz tunnel), Mixnitz, Pernegg an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view S35 motorway tunnel (Mixnitz tunnel), Mixnitz, Pernegg an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316786:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘHeuberggraben, Mixnitz, Pernegg an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘWetterbauergraben, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘS35 motorway tunnel (Kirchdorf tunnel), Kirchdorf, Pernegg an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSchrems, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘS35 motorway tunnel (Kaltenbach tunnel), Zlatten, Pernegg an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘBreitenau Mine, Hochlantsch, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘHocheck, Eibegggraben, Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘRabenstein, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGloriette, Bruck an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘS6 motorway tunnel (Heuberg tunnel; St. Ruprecht tunnel; Bruck Tunnel), Bruck an der Mur, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
References
Bojar, H.-P. et al. (2005)
Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2011)
 
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