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Chalcocite from
Weißenbach district (Flatschachgraben; Weißenbachgraben), Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria


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Chalcocite

Brandegger Mine, Weißenbach district, Cu deposit, Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Chalcocite, etc.

Brandegger Mine, Weißenbach district, Cu deposit, Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
04386210017679405719314.jpg
Chalcocite

Brandegger Mine, Weißenbach district, Cu deposit, Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
00592890017369451948261.jpg
Chalcocite, etc.

Brandegger Mine, Weißenbach district, Cu deposit, Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
04386210017679405719314.jpg
Chalcocite

Brandegger Mine, Weißenbach district, Cu deposit, Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
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Chalcocite, etc.

Brandegger Mine, Weißenbach district, Cu deposit, Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Locality type:District
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Weißenbach district (Flatschachgraben; Weißenbachgraben), Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:476376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:476376:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Brandegger Mine, Weißenbach district (Flatschachgraben; Weißenbachgraben), Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘCu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘBrunngraben district, Cu deposit (Schönberg), Flatschach, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘLobminggraben quarry, Lobminggraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘPrenterwinkelgraben (Bärndorfer Graben), Bärndorf, Rottenmann, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘSchlossberg, Krems, Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘAich quarry, Althofen, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘWetterbauersattel, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘMarxenkogel, Stattegg, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
60.4km (37.6 miles) ⓘModre quarry, Terpetzen, Trixen, Völkermarkt, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sattlerkogel, Veitsch, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
References
Paar, W.H. and Meixner, H. (1979): Neues aus den Kupfererzgängen des Flatschacher Bergbau- Revieres in Knittelfeld, Steiermark. Karinthin, 81, 148–150.
 
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