Höllgraben, Werfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Höllgraben | Valley |
| Werfen | Municipality |
| St. Johann im Pongau District | District |
| Salzburg | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 27' 2'' North , 13° 11' 20'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Höllngraben, Imlau; Höllgraben, Pfarrwerfen
Name(s) in local language(s):
Höllgraben (Imlau), Pfarrwerfen, Werfen, Salzburg, Österreich
A small southwestern branch of the Salzach valley, located just west of Pfarrwerfen. Along the valley, the stream cuts through numerous mineralized veins disseminating greenschists of the Werfen series (so-called Werfen schists). There are four types of veins, exhibiting different mineralizations:
— Quartz veins: Mainly massive quartz, with some crystallized chalcopyrite, breunnerite, baryte and lazulite;
— Quartz-Breunnerite veins: Eutectic mixture of quartz and breunnerite, rarely accompanied by small, poorly formed lazulite crystals. Only the wider veins contain vugs with well crystallized minerals. Wagnerite is rare in this association;
— Breunnerite veins: Mainly massive breunnerite. Vugs in the middle of the veins contain well crystallized specimens. Lazulite is rare, but wagnerite occurs abundantly, the crystals reaching up to 20 cm in length;
— Breunnerite-Gypsum veins: These veins mainly consist of finely grained, massive gypsum, associated with crystallized anhydrite and aragonite. Breunnerite is present near the contact to the schists. Phosphates do not occur in this association.
In the upper valley, the schists are contacting limestones and dolomites of the Gutenstein formation. In vugs near this contact, large, well-formed crystals of gypsum, chalcopyrite and mesitine spar occur. Mineralized clefts in the carbonatites themselves contain fluorite, crystallized carbonates and, rarely, rutile.
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| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte Formula: (Ba,Sr)SO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: cubes to 1 cm along the edges Colour: colourless, pale violet |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: found both naturally formed and in slags |
| ⓘ Isokite Formula: CaMg(PO4)F |
| ⓘ Lazulite Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ Magnesite var. Mesitine Spar Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3 Habit: crystals to 4 cm |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz ? Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ✪ Wagnerite (TL) Formula: Mg2(PO4)F Type Locality: Habit: Tabular-prismatic crystals to several cms Colour: Brownish white Description: Occurs in quartz veins cutting clay schists. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O | |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rose Quartz ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Breunnerite | 5.AB.05 | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Mesitine Spar | 5.AB.05 | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Flos Ferri | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | var. Strontium-bearing Baryte | 7.AD.35 | (Ba,Sr)SO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Wagnerite (TL) | 8.BB.15 | Mg2(PO4)F |
| ⓘ | Lazulite | 8.BB.40 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Isokite | 8.BH.10 | CaMg(PO4)F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
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Localities in this Region
- Salzburg
- St. Johann im Pongau District
- Werfen
- Höllgraben
- Werfen
- St. Johann im Pongau District
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