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Marcasite from
West slope ("Am Geyer"), Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg mining district, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria


Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West slope ("Am Geyer"), Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg mining district, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433473
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433473:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Marcasite in this Region
Abraham adit, West slope ("Am Geyer"), Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg mining district, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSilberberg adit, Unterstein, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘMatzenköpfl (Madersbacher Köpfl), Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘStocker adit, Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg District, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMaukenötz mining district (Mauken), Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘKram adit, Maukenötz mining district (Mauken), Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘEiberg Cement works quarry (Aßmann quarry), Söll, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘVomper Loch mines, Vomp, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘBrunn Alp, Sperten valley, Kirchberg in Tirol, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘHochfeld Mine, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘKnappenwand, Knappenwand area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Poeverlein, R.; Gröbner, J. (2007) Der Bergbau Geyer bei Rattenberg in Tirol und seine Mineralien. Lapis, 32 (2). 34-38
 
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