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Cubanite from
Predoi Mine (Prettau Mine), Prettau (Predoi), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cubanite
Formula:CuFe2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cubanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Predoi Mine (Prettau Mine), Prettau (Predoi), Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:392575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:392575:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cubanite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘKnappengruben, Tögischgraben, Sankt Jakob in Defereggen, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘHochfeld Mine, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘEmerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘHainzenberg gold mine, Hainzenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘGold mines, Zell am Ziller, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘRettenbach (Rettenbachgraben), Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘRoggland mining area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘMoosschrofen (Birgl), Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘKlucken, Piesendorf, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘLimberg mining area, Zell am See, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Exel, Reinhard (1987) Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo [Mineralogical guide to Trentino and South Tyrol]. Athesia. 204 pp.
 
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