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Mimetite from
Hinterbach East mining district, Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area, Sankt Lambrecht, Murau District, Styria, Austria


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hinterbach East mining district, Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area, Sankt Lambrecht, Murau District, Styria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:856166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:856166:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHinterbach West mining district (Hall), Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area, Sankt Lambrecht, Murau District, Styria, Austria
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘRoßeck mining district (Saurau; Saurauwald), Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area, Sankt Lambrecht, Murau District, Styria, Austria
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSilberplatte mining district (Ransmoar; Lechner farm), Sankt Blasen - Karchau mining area, Sankt Lambrecht, Murau District, Styria, Austria
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘAlthaus Mine, Sankt Martin am Silberberg, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘHemma adit, Schwall, Zeltschach, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘGreinig (Greining) adit, Minachberg, Olsa, Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMellach, Straßburg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘMartis Mine (Schmiede Mine), Ratteingraben, Guttaring, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘSchottenauergraben, Schottenau, Mosinzgraben, Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘStaubmann Mines, Mischlinggraben, Reichenfels, Wolfsberg District, Carinthia, Austria
References
Bernhard, F. and Auer, Ch. (2005): 1426: Mimetesit und Pharmakosiderit vom Revier Hall, St. Blasen bei Murau, Steiermark. Pp. 307-308 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2005): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LIV. Carinthia II, 195./115., 277-315.
 
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