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North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria


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Malachite, etc.

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite, etc.

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
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Malachite, etc.

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
08497610017272082196741.jpg
Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
08627330017272082229764.jpg
Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
04628340017272082216171.jpg
Malachite

North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Locality type:Slope
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cyanotrichite Group2
Carbonatecyanotrichite2
Fluorite1
Cyanotrichite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North face, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:476172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:476172:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLeidenfrost, Hoher Sonnblick, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKleinfleiß glacier, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGoldzechkopf, Alteck - Hoher Sonnblick area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘÖxling Mine (Öchsling Mine), Zirmsee area, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘErfurt way, Grieswies-Schafkar, Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf area, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGold mine (Goldzeche), Zirmsee area, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘModereck south slope (Freudental; Kempen), Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBrett lake, Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘRoter Mann, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘUntere Pazisel (Parzissel), Große Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Schnorrer, Günther; Bacher, Franz (2000) Die Mineralien von Sonnblick-Nordwand, Rauris, Salzburg/Österreich -inbesondere der erste Khaidarkanit-Fund in Österreich [The minerals from Sonnblick-Nordwand, Rauris, Salzburg/Austria - especially the first khaidarkanite discovery in Austria]. Mineralien-Welt, 11 (5). 52-57
 
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