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Pyrrhotite from
Plätten valley (Pletten valley), Pusterwald, Murtal District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plätten valley (Pletten valley), Pusterwald, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:465010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:465010:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘHirnkogel, Pusterwald, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘOberzeiring, Pölstal, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘZinkenkogel, Pölstal, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘZechner quarry, Pöllau am Greim, Sankt Peter am Kammersberg, Murau District, Styria, Austria
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘSchwarzenberg quarry (Katsch quarry), Katsch an der Mur, Teufenbach-Katsch, Murau District, Styria, Austria
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘB 317 Road tunnel (Ofentunnel), Scheifling, Murau District, Styria, Austria
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘThayabach valley, Teufenbach, Teufenbach-Katsch, Murau District, Styria, Austria
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘRoßeck mining district (Saurau; Saurauwald), Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area, Sankt Lambrecht, Murau District, Styria, Austria
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘCopper Mines, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
References
Friedrich, O.M. (1954): Zur Vererzung um Pusterwald. Mittbl. Min. Abt. Joann. 2, 25-39. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/MittAbtMineralogie-Joanneum_2_1954_0025-0039.pdf
www.silbermine.at (n.d.) http://www.silbermine.at/Puster.htm
 
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