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Magnesite from
A10 Highway tunnel (Katschberg tunnel), Katschberg, Rennweg am Katschberg, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view A10 Highway tunnel (Katschberg tunnel), Katschberg, Rennweg am Katschberg, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:990667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:990667:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘFellergraben, Fell, Sankt Michael im Lungau, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘA10 Highway cut, Eisentratten, Krems in Kärnten, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘArsenic mine, Lower Rotgülden lake, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘStangscharte, Innerkrems iron deposts, Krems in Kärnten, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘKot Alp, Innerkrems iron deposts, Krems in Kärnten, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMagnesite Mine, Millstätter Alpe, Millstatt, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘSommerleitenkopf, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMallnock, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘSchaf Alp, Stadl-Predlitz, Murau District, Styria, Austria
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘRote Burg, Mallnock, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
References
H. Meixner: Carinthia II 165./85.:15 (1975)
 
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