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Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austriai
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KrieglachMunicipality
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag DistrictDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 15° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~11km
Mindat Locality ID:
144807
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144807:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Teschengraben, Krieglach, Fischbacher Alpen, Steiermark, Österreich


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Mineral List

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

39 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Habit: grains in ore-bearing quartz-veins
Colour: white
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Arsenbrackebuschite
Formula: Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Colour: light brown, orange
Description: tiny, translucent crystals on Segnitite-Beudantite
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Description: mm sized crystals in fluorite, quartz and gneiss
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Colour: light yellow, green, brown
Description: crusts and earthy masses, composed of micron-sized crystals, on fluorite. Forms a continous solid solution series with segnitite.
Bismite ?
Formula: Bi2O3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Colour: white, colorless
Description: up to 1 cm large crystals with sceletal quartz and limonite; masses in limonite
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Accessory mineral in ore-bearing quartz veins
'Chlorite Group'
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Colour: deep red
Description: tiny, translucent crystals with copper
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Colour: white, yellowish, greenish. brownish (coloration is due to thin crusts of secondary minerals in cracks!)
Description: up to 30 cm thick, nearly horizontal vein in gneiss, partly highly deformed
Galena
Formula: PbS
Description: mm sized masses in fluorite and quartz
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Colour: white, grey
Description: up to 2 mm long crystals and crusts on gneiss and in vugs of fluorite
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'Lillianite Homologous Series'
'Limonite'
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Found in a quartz boulder above the adits; EDS- and PXRD-analysed.
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Colour: green, olive green, yellowish green, yellow, white, colorless
Fluorescence: strong orange in short wave UV
Description: - individual crystals up to 1 cm long and sheafs and masses up to 10 cm in large dissoluton vugs in fluorite with limonite, cerussite and relictic quartz. This green to yellow variety forms a solid-solution series with pyromorphite. - colorless to white, needle-like crystals up to 3 mm long in small vugs in fluorite and gneiss. Nearly pure mimetite without significant pyromorphite-component.
'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'
References:
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: flakes in ore-bearing quartz veins
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Description: in vugs in quartz with cuprite
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pararealgar ?
Formula: As4S4
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Colour: yellow, green
Description: Cubes up to 0.3 mm large
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Anhedral and subhedral, mm-sized grains in quartz veins, second most abundant ore mineral
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Colour: green, olive green, yellowish green, yellow
Description: Individual crystals up to 1 cm long and sheafs and masses up to 10 cm in large dissoluton vugs in fluorite with limonite, cerussite and relictic quartz. This green to yellow variety forms a solid-solution series with mimetite.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: accessory ore mineral in ore-bearing quartz veins
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: massive vein quartz
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Description: thin crusts on fluorite, quartz and gneiss
Segnitite
Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Colour: light yellow, green, brown
Description: crusts and earthy masses, composed of micron-sized crystals, on fluorite. Forms a continous solid solution series with beudantite.
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Colour: olive brown
Description: mm sized crystals in vugs in ore-bearing quartz veins
Sphaerobismoite ?
Formula: Bi2O3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Colour: dark brown
Description: mm sized masses in fluorite and quartz
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Pararealgar ?2.FA.15bAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Bismite ?4.CB.60Bi2O3
Sphaerobismoite ?4.CB.65Bi2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Arsenbrackebuschite8.BG.05Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Segnitite8.BL.10PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'-
'Lillianite Homologous Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
H ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BismiteBi2O3
O CerussitePbCO3
O CupriteCu2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
O SideriteFeCO3
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O UraniniteUO2
O ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
O SphaerobismoiteBi2O3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
P Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PararealgarAs4S4
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As OrpimentAs2S3
As PararealgarAs4S4
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
As ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
As Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pb ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Pb Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
BiBismuth
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi SphaerobismoiteBi2O3
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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