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Graphite mine, Elsenreith, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
Graphite mineMine
Elsenreith- not defined -
Kottes-PurkMunicipality
Zwettl DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 22' 53'' North , 15° 17' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elsenreith136 (2018)1.8km
Ötz168 (2018)3.7km
Kottes398 (2018)4.0km
Mühldorf346 (2018)4.2km
Zeining163 (2018)4.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
410356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410356:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Old graphite mine.
Located around 850 m SE of the church of Elsenreith (Weiß, 1995); an open pit mine existed. Between 1963 and 1966 around 8000 tons of raw graphite ore (mainly a graphite breccia) was mined. Subsequently, the small deposit was exhausted.
Besides graphite-rich layers, also calcsilicate rocks and calcite marbles occurred.
Some more or less overgrown dumps remain (situation 2021). These dumps are well visible using the basemapAT map viewing option of Mindat.

The deposit is very similar to that of nearby Amstall (Weinberg quarry).

Note: coordinates are according to IRIS database.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 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:

Alabandite
Formula: MnS
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Graphite
Formula: C
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'K Feldspar'
'Limonite'
'Mica Group'
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
'Scapolite'
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
'White mica'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
var. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-
'Scapolite'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'White mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S AlabanditeMnS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mn AlabanditeMnS
Mn Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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