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Mežica (Miess), Slovenia

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Pb-Zn mineralizations in triassic limestones, similar to those at Bad Bleiberg in Carinthia.
The Mezica mining district is located near the Austrian border - the area was part of Carinthia before the first world war.

Note on the mineral list: Rečnik et al. (2009) also mention an unidentified "Pb-Zn-carbonate Pb0.5ZnO.5(CO3)2 containing traces of Ca and Cd" [possibly an intermediate (ordered?) member between cerussite and smithsonite].



References:
- Hegemann, F. (1949): Die Herkunft des Mo, V, As und Cr im Wulfenit der alpinen Blei-Zinklagerstätten. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 1(5/6), 690-715 (in German).
- Bancroft, P., Zorz, M., Krivograd, F. & Kobler, G. (1991): The Mezica Mine, Slovenia, Yugoslawia. The Mineralogical Record, 22, 97-104.
- Rečnik, A. et al. (2009): Mežica in Slowenien. Mineralien-Welt 20 (4), 40-83.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Greenockite2.CB.45
    CdS
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Molybdenite2.EA.30
    MoS
     
    2
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
  		• Wurtzite2.CB.45
    (Zn,Fe)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Ilsemannite4.FJ.15
    Mo
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Litharge4.AC.20
    PbO
  		• Massicot4.AC.25
    PbO
  		• Minium4.BD.05
    Pb
     
    3
    		O
     
    4
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Cerussite5.AB.15
    PbCO
     
    3
  		• Hydrozincite5.BA.15
    Zn
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Smithsonite5.AB.05
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Anglesite7.AD.35
    PbSO
     
    4
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Epsomite7.CB.40
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Melanterite7.CB.35
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Wulfenite7.GA.05
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Descloizite8.BH.40
    Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Pyromorphite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Hemimorphite9.BD.10
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• Limonite-
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Schalenblende'-


    28 entries listed. 25 valid minerals.

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    • Mežica (Miess)

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