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Sommergraben, Sankt Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben District, Styria, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sommergraben | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Sankt Stefan ob Leoben | Municipality |
| Leoben District | District |
| Styria | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 17' 39'' North , 14° 57' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Niederdorf | 125 (2018) | 0.7km |
| Kraubath an der Mur | 995 (2018) | 2.5km |
| Leising | 239 (2018) | 2.5km |
| Sankt Stefan ob Leoben | 1,022 (2018) | 2.7km |
| Lobming | 357 (2018) | 3.5km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vereinigung der Leobener Mineralienfreunde | St. Marein-Feistritz, Styria | 6km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sommergraben, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Leoben, Steiermark, Österreich
Mainly 19th century chromite mines in the western part of the Sommergraben, located SE of Kraubath.
Two previously accessible adits (on private property) were collapsed with the help of explosives in about 2013/2014.
Two previously accessible adits (on private property) were collapsed with the help of explosives in about 2013/2014.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities28 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 References: C.Auer (2026)Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 References: C.Auer (2026)Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Anthophyllite Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Cuproiridsite Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 References: |
| ⓘ Cuprorhodsite Formula: (Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 References: |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 References: |
| ⓘ Dypingite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O References: C.Auer (2026)Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 References: |
| ⓘ Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 References: |
| ⓘ Hollingworthite Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS References: |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS References: |
| ⓘ Isoferroplatinum Formula: Pt3Fe References: |
| ⓘ Kashinite Formula: Ir2S3 References: |
| ⓘ Lansfordite Formula: MgCO3 · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Mcguinnessite Formula: (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Platinum Formula: Pt References: |
| ⓘ Native Ruthenium Formula: (Ru,Ir) References: |
| ⓘ Nesquehonite Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs References: |
| ⓘ Orcelite ? Formula: Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 References: C.Auer (2025)Identification: SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 References: |
| ⓘ Ruarsite Formula: (Ru,Os)AsS References: |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 References: |
| ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite Formula: Pt(As,S)2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II)' Formula: (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Ruthenium | 1.AF.05 | (Ru,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Isoferroplatinum | 1.AG.35 | Pt3Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Orcelite ? | 2.AB.10 | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Cuproiridsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ | Cuprorhodsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Kashinite | 2.DB.15 | Ir2S3 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Ruarsite | 2.EB.20 | (Ru,Os)AsS |
| ⓘ | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite var. Platarsite | 2.EB.25 | Pt(As,S)2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Mcguinnessite | 5.BA.10 | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Nesquehonite | 5.CA.05 | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Lansfordite | 5.CA.10 | MgCO3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Dypingite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | var. Demantoid | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smaragdite | 9.DE.10 | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II)' | - | (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Dypingite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Lansfordite | MgCO3 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dypingite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Lansfordite | MgCO3 · 5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Dypingite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Lansfordite | MgCO3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dypingite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Lansfordite | MgCO3 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Kashinite | Ir2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
| S | ⓘ Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II) | (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite | Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II) | (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| Ni | ⓘ Orcelite | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II) | (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mcguinnessite | (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II) | (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
| As | ⓘ Orcelite | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
| As | ⓘ Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ru | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| Ru | ⓘ Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS |
| Ru | ⓘ Native Ruthenium | (Ru,Ir) |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Rh | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II) | (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Ir | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ir | ⓘ Kashinite | Ir2S3 |
| Ir | ⓘ Native Ruthenium | (Ru,Ir) |
| Ir | ⓘ Unnamed (Ni-Ir Sulphide II) | (Ni,Fe,Cu)2(Ir,Rh)S3 |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite | Pt(As,S)2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
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