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Ascham Alp - southeast of, Ascham Alp - Breitfuß - Sonntagskopf area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Ascham Alp - southeast ofAlpine Pasture
Ascham Alp - Breitfuß - Sonntagskopf areaMountain Area
Neukirchen am GroßvenedigerMunicipality
Zell am See DistrictDistrict
SalzburgState
AustriaCountry
Ascham Alp - southeast of, Ascham Alp - Breitfuß - Sonntagskopf area, Untersulzbach valley, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See district, Salzburg, Austria

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Untersulzbachtal in northern direction from near the 'Aschamalm' hunting cabin 1634 m about 2 km south of 'Stockeralm'.

Ascham Alp - southeast of, Ascham Alp - Breitfuß - Sonntagskopf area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 10' 42'' North , 12° 19' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sulzau358 (2018)7.2km
Neukirchen am Großvenediger1,400 (2018)8.6km
Rosenthal683 (2018)9.4km
Weyer136 (2018)9.8km
Wenns191 (2018)10.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Vereinigte Mineraliensammler Österreichs Landesgruppe SalzburgBramberg, Salzburg10km
Mindat Locality ID:
10158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10158:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Aschamalm - südöstlich von, Gebiet Aschamalm - Breitfuß - Sonntagskopf, Untersulzbachtal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich


The type material of aschamalmite was recovered from a cleft in gneisses southeast of the Ascham Alp.

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Mineral List


8 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Aschamalmite (TL)
Formula: Pb6-3xBi2+xS9
Type Locality:
Habit: lath-like crystals to 5 cm in length or thick, slightly bent plates up to 1 cm2. Most crystals are heavily altered to a mixture of bismutite and other as yet unidentified phases.
Colour: lead-gray
Description: Aschamalmite is found in mineralized, alpine-cleft veins cutting through gneiss
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Cosalite
Formula: Pb2Bi2S5
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cosalite2.JB.10Pb2Bi2S5
Aschamalmite (TL)2.JB.40bPb6-3xBi2+xS9
Galenobismutite2.JC.25ePbBi2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O CalciteCaCO3
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AschamalmitePb6-3xBi2+xS9
S CosalitePb2Bi2S5
S GalenaPbS
S GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
PbLead
Pb AschamalmitePb6-3xBi2+xS9
Pb CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
BiBismuth
Bi AschamalmitePb6-3xBi2+xS9
Bi CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Bi GalenobismutitePbBi2S4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
  • AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent

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