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Bournonite from
Schurfspitze (north slope), Silbereck - Altenbergkar area, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria


Classification
Species:Bournonite
Formula:PbCuSbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bournonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schurfspitze (north slope), Silbereck - Altenbergkar area, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:601889
Long-form Identifier:1:3:601889:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bournonite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSilbereck - Altenbergkar area, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘOberdorf mining district, Rennweg am Katschberg, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘGnadenbrücke-Gnadenfall area, Untertauern, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘSeekar, Untertauern, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘLungauer Kalkspitze (incl. Znachsattel; "Im Kalk"), Weißpriach, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘKranzlhöhe, Forstau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘSteirische Kalkspitze (incl. Akarscharte; Akharscharte), Giglach lakes, Giglach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘVetternspitzen (Vetternspitze; Vötternspitze), Knappen lakes, Giglach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘDuisitzkar, Obertalbach valley, Schladming, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘKot Alp, Innerkrems iron deposts, Krems in Kärnten, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Horner, J., Neubauer, F., Paar, W. H., Hansmann, W., Koeppel, V., Robl, K. (1997) Structure, mineralogy, and Pb isotopic composition of the As-Au-Ag deposit Rotgülden, Eastern Alps (Austria): significance for formation of epigenetic ore deposits within metamorphic domes. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (6) 555-568 doi:10.1007/s001260050122
 
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