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Melanterite from
Oberzeiring, Pölstal, Murtal District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oberzeiring, Pölstal, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:698909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:698909:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Melanterite in this Region
Gamsgebirg deposit, Oberzeiring, Pölstal, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Sunk, Hohentauern, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘKothgraben (Kotgraben), Kleinfeistritz, Weißkirchen in Steiermark, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘSamer, Kothgraben (Kotgraben), Kleinfeistritz, Weißkirchen in Steiermark, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘSlag localities, Waitschach, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘHüttenberger Erzberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘQuartz quarry, Wolfsgruben (Wolfgruben; Wolfsgrube), Seiz, Kammern im Liesingtal, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘSlag dumps, Walchen, Öblarn, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘRailway tunnel, Galgenberg, Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austria
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘRadischberg, St Peter, Moosburg, Klagenfurt-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘAmphibolite quarry (Schwemmhoisl quarry; Burgegg quarry), Schwemmhoisl farm, Warnblick, Deutschlandsberg, Deutschlandsberg District, Styria, Austria
References
Haditsch, J.G. (1967) Die Zeiringer Lagerstätten. Archiv für Lagerstättenforschung in den Ostalpen: 6: 1-196 (in German). https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Lagerstaettenkde-Ostalpen_6_0004-0196.pdf
 
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