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Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austriai
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Stefanie MineMine (Abandoned)
Bad BleibergMunicipality
Villach-Land DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 37' 41'' North , 13° 42' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hüttendorf205 (2018)1.6km
Sad Bleiberg458 (2018)2.0km
Heiligengeist185 (2018)3.6km
Töplitsch480 (2018)3.9km
Nötsch bei Bleiberg656 (2018)4.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
238
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Stefanie, Bad Bleiberg, Bezirk Villach-Land, Kärnten, Österreich


A Pb-Zn mine which produced 836,628 tons of ore in 1984. Owned by Bleiberger Bergwerks-Union AG. Closed in the late 1980s.


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Mineral List


34 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: http://www.mindat.org/min-549.html
Colour: white, colorless, grey
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: crystals of varying habit to over 10 cm
Colour: white, colorless, grey, yellow, black
Calcite var. Lead-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Pb)CO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: prisms and cyclic thrillings to 2 cm
Colour: colourless, milky white, grey
Chromatite
Formula: CaCr6+O4
Habit: tabular crystals to 0.06 x 0.01 mm
Colour: violet
Description: Occurrence seems to be restricted to the 13th level.
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fraipontite
Formula: (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Habit: Monoclinic
Colour: white, pink, purple
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Habit: hemimorph
Colour: white, colorless
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Habit: Monoclinic
Colour: white
Description: Bad Bleiberg is type locality of Hydrozinkite.
Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
Habit: Hydrogel
Colour: blue
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Habit: mostly tabular
Colour: orange, yellow, green, colorless
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ilsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Calcite
var. Lead-bearing Calcite
5.AB.05(Ca,Pb)CO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Chromatite7.FA.10CaCr6+O4
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Fraipontite9.ED.15(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C Calcite var. Lead-bearing Calcite(Ca,Pb)CO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChromatiteCaCr6+O4
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Calcite var. Lead-bearing Calcite(Ca,Pb)CO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Al Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Si Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ChromatiteCaCr6+O4
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca Calcite var. Lead-bearing Calcite(Ca,Pb)CO3
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Cr ChromatiteCaCr6+O4
MnManganese
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn Fraipontite(Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb Calcite var. Lead-bearing Calcite(Ca,Pb)CO3

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