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Pyrite from
Perlmooser quarry, Kaltenleutgeben, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Pyrite, etc.

Perlmooser quarry, Kaltenleutgeben, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
01716540017370639216145.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Perlmooser quarry, Kaltenleutgeben, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Pyrite, etc.

Perlmooser quarry, Kaltenleutgeben, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perlmooser quarry, Kaltenleutgeben, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:925288
Long-form Identifier:1:3:925288:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘWeissenbach bei Mödling, Hinterbrühl, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘSeegrotte, Hinterbrühl, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLainz Tunnel, Meidling, Vienna, Austria
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘWienerberger brick works (Wienerberger clay pit), Hennersdorf, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘPreinsfeld gypsum mine, Heiligenkreuz, Baden District, Lower Austria, Austria
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘS1 motorway tunnel (Tradenberg tunnel), Königsbrunn, Enzersfeld im Weinviertel, Korneuburg District, Lower Austria, Austria
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘClay pit, Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge, Bruck an der Leitha District, Lower Austria, Austria
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘZöchling Quarry, Gaupmannsgraben, Ramsau, Lilienfeld District, Lower Austria, Austria
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘPfennigbach gypsum mine, Puchberg am Schneeberg, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘIron mines, Pitten, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Neschen, Peter (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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