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Malachite from
Forestry road cut, Pfaffenhof, Raxendorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Malachite, etc.

Forestry road cut, Pfaffenhof, Raxendorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
05473790017368813581441.jpg
Malachite, etc.

Forestry road cut, Pfaffenhof, Raxendorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Malachite, etc.

Forestry road cut, Pfaffenhof, Raxendorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Forestry road cut, Pfaffenhof, Raxendorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:852935
Long-form Identifier:1:3:852935:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGraphite quarry, Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSchmoll quarry, Bernhards, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘPb-Zn mine, Arzberg (Atzberg), Weißenkirchen in der Wachau, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘCu mine, Arzberg (Atzberg), Weißenkirchen in der Wachau, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘBründles, Artstetten, Artstetten-Pöbring, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry, Ebersdorf, Klein-Pöchlarn, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘHartenstein castle, Maigen, Weinzierl am Walde, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘLasselsberger quarry, Pöchlarn, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘMalaschofsky Quarry, Brunn am Walde, Lichtenau im Waldviertel, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘGraphite deposit, Hengstberg, Hafnerbach, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Harald Schillhammer collection
 
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