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Malachite from
Limberg Quarry, Gänsgraben, Limberg, Maissau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria


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Malachite

Limberg Quarry, Gänsgraben, Limberg, Maissau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Malachite

Limberg Quarry, Gänsgraben, Limberg, Maissau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria
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Malachite

Limberg Quarry, Gänsgraben, Limberg, Maissau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Azurite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Limberg Quarry, Gänsgraben, Limberg, Maissau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:840058
Long-form Identifier:1:3:840058:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGrünhof, Maissau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘDoppelbachgraben (Tobelbachgraben), Maiersch, Gars am Kamp, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘGneiss quarry (Schaberg; Schafberg; "Schauberg"), Sankt Bernhard-Frauenhofen, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMarble quarries (incl. Renz Quarry; Bundesheer Quarry), Winkl, Röhrenbach, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Atzelsdorf, Brunn an der Wild, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry ("Andradite quarry"), Kottaun, Geras, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘHengl quarry, Eibenstein an der Thaya, Raabs an der Thaya, Waidhofen an der Thaya District, Lower Austria, Austria
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘMalaschofsky Quarry, Brunn am Walde, Lichtenau im Waldviertel, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘHartenstein castle, Maigen, Weinzierl am Walde, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘCu mine, Arzberg (Atzberg), Weißenkirchen in der Wachau, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Harald Schillhammer collection
Kappelmüller, H. (1993): Mineralfundstellen von Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Steiermark. Eigenverlag, Mauer, Niederösterreich, Austria, 88 pp. (in German).
Kolitsch, U. & Schillhammer, H. (2018): 2091) Allanit-(Ce), Azurit, Gips, Jarosit, Malachit und Synchisit-(Ce) aus den Granitsteinbrüchen im Gänsgraben bei Limberg, Maissau, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich. Pp. 229-230 in Walter, F. et al. (2018): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVII. Carinthia II, 208./128., 185-254.
 
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