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Cuprite from
Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria


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Cuprite

Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
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Cuprite

Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
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Cuprite

Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pöllaner Höhe, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:754154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:754154:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘAltenberg, Pöllan, Paternion, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘRiednock (Aichach; "Schlund") mining district, Ried, Stockenboi, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘKapinberg (Kopinberg), Hohenthurn, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘEgger Alp, Möderndorf, Hermagor-Pressegger See, Hermagor District, Carinthia, Austria
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘNeufinkenstein-Grabanz mining district, Mallestiger Mittagskogel, Finkenstein am Faaker See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘLatschach, Mallestiger Mittagskogel, Finkenstein am Faaker See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘLiva, Altfinkenstein-Obergreuth mining district, Mallestiger Mittagskogel, Finkenstein am Faaker See, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘRottenstein valley, Steinfeld, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘPrahmleiten adit (Pramleiten; Brandleiten), Gold mines, Schellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘJohanniskogel, Flattnitz, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
References
G.Indra, Klagenfurt
Brandstätter, F., Prasnik, H. & Niedermayr, G. (2007): 1479) Anglesit, Azurit, Aragonit, Calcit, Cerussit, Cuprit, Dolomit, Galenit, Linarit, Malachit, Mimetesit, ged. Schwefel, Sphalerit und Tenorit aus den alten Bergbauen im Bereich der Pöllaner Höhe in den Gailtaler Alpen, Kärnten. Pp. 154-156 in: NIEDERMAYR, G., F. BERNHARD, G. BLASS, H.-P. BOJAR, F. BRANDSTÄTTER, S. ĆORIĆ, J. GRÖBNER, V. M. F. HAMMER, U. KOLITSCH, B. LEIKAUF, W. POSTL, H. PRASNIK, M. SABOR and F. WALTER (2007): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich Austria LVI. Carinthia II, 197./117., 149-190.
 
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