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Trieben

Producer in Steiermark, Austria with commodity Graphite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024379
MRDS ID ISM0091
Record type Site
Current site name Trieben
Alternate or previous names Sunk

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 14.50208, 47.48205 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Steiermark(province)

Austria(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Austria Steiermark

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Plattl-Quartzite;Rannach-Conglomerate
    Rock description Plattl-Quartzite;Rannach-Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) 14.50208, 47.48205
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northern Graywacke Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1984

Mining district

District name Leoben-Rottenmann-Graphite-Area, Tauern

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Grafitbergbau Kaisersberg Franz Meyr-Melnhof And Co

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLAR, G. 1964: STEIRISCHE GRAPHITE.- VERLAG STYRIA, GRAZ-WIEN-KOELN

  • Deposit

    HADITSCH, J.G., 1979: LAGERSTAETTEN FESTER MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE IN OESTERREICH UND IHRE BEDEUTUNG.- GRUNDLAGEN DER ROHSTOFFVERSORGUNG,VOL.2., WIEN 1979

  • Deposit

    METZ, K., 1938: DIE GEOLOGIE DER GRAUWACKENZONE VON LEOBEN BIS MAUTERN- JB. GEOL. B.A., 1938

  • Deposit

    METZ, K., 1940: DIE GEOLOGIE DER GRAUWACKENZONE VON MAUTERN BIS TRIEBEN.- MITT.R. FUER BODENF.,WIEN 1940

  • Production

    OESTERREICHISCHES MONTAN-HANDBUCH, SEVERAL VOL'S.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1984 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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