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Orpiment from
Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria


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Orpiment, etc.

Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Orpiment

Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Orpiment, etc.

Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Orpiment

Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Orpiment, etc.

Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
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Orpiment

Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Classification
Species:Orpiment
Formula:As2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orpiment data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed mine, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:808207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:808207:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orpiment
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘHollersbach, Stanz im Mürztal, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘHochbruckgraben, Großreifling, Landl, Liezen District, Styria, Austria
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘHolzbrücken mill, Ingering valley, Spielberg, Murtal District, Styria, Austria
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘMischlinggraben, Reichenfels, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘGold mines, Kliening, Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
References
F.Bernhard, Graz (2012)
 
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