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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 5' 26'' North , 13° 7' 6'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
237
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Böckstein, Gasteiner Tal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich


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39 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: Y(TiNb)O6
Habit: flattened chisel-shaped crystals to 6 mm
Colour: brown
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
C.Auer (2026)Identification: SEM-EDS
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: bipyramidal crystals
Colour: black
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Colour: white
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Brannerite ?
Formula: UTi2O6
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Habit: tabular crystals with hour glass structures
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
'Cheralite-(Ce)' ?
Colour: orange
Description: single find in a small cleft measuring 10 x 15 cm, possibly monazite-(La)
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Habit: octahedrons to 4 cm along the edge
Colour: brownish green to deep green
'Gadolinite'
Gadolinite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Habit: crystals up to 4mm
Colour: light to dark green
Fluorescence: none
Gadolinite-(Y)
Formula: Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Habit: crystals to 4 mm
Colour: pale green to deep green
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Habit: thin tabular crystals
'K Feldspar'
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: crystals to 1.5 cm, occasionally twins after the Baveno law
Colour: white
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: crystals to 1.5 cm, occasionally twins after the Baveno law
Colour: white
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Mica Group'
Milarite
Formula: K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Description: one single 1 mm crystal known
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Perovskite ?
Formula: CaTiO3
Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Habit: double-terminated prismatic crystals to 5 mm
Colour: colourless
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Habit: thick tabular crystals to 0.5 mm
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Habit: small spherules
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Colour: straw-yellow
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Synchysite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
References:
C.Auer (2026)Identification: Visual Identification
Synchysite-(Y)
Formula: CaY(CO3)2F
Colour: pinkish yellow
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Perovskite ?4.CC.30CaTiO3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05Y(TiNb)O6
Brannerite ?4.DH.05UTi2O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Synchysite-(Y)5.BD.20cCaY(CO3)2F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Gadolinite-(Ce) ?9.AJ.20(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Gadolinite-(Y)9.AJ.20Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Milarite9.CM.05K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Cheralite-(Ce)' ?-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-
'Synchysite'-Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Gadolinite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Be Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Be MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Be PhenakiteBe2SiO4
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
C Synchysite-(Y)CaY(CO3)2F
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O AnataseTiO2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BranneriteUTi2O6
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
O Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
O Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
O HematiteFe2O3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O PhenakiteBe2SiO4
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
O Synchysite-(Y)CaY(CO3)2F
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
F Synchysite-(Y)CaY(CO3)2F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Si Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ca Synchysite-(Y)CaY(CO3)2F
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BranneriteUTi2O6
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fe Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Fe Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
YYttrium
Y Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
Y Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Y Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Y Synchysite-(Y)CaY(CO3)2F
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
MoMolybdenum
Mo FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
LaLanthanum
La Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ce Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Ce Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
NdNeodymium
Nd Gadolinite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
UUranium
U BranneriteUTi2O6

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