Wörgetal mine, Wörgetal, Silz, Imst District, Tyrol, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wörgetal mine | Mine |
| Wörgetal | Valley |
| Silz | Municipality |
| Imst District | District |
| Tyrol | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 12' 2'' North , 10° 57' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ochsengarten | 139 (2018) | 3.8km |
| Oetz | 2,402 (2018) | 4.9km |
| Östen | 332 (2018) | 5.3km |
| Tumpen | 644 (2018) | 6.2km |
| Haimingerberg | 315 (2018) | 7.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Schwarze Wand
Old Cu-Fe mine that worked a metamorphosed polymetallic Variscan deposit.
Four adits are still visible (2016, Uwe Kolitsch and Christian Steck field observations); small remnants of miners' huts can also be seen.
The mine was active mainly in the 15th and 16th centuries. The ore was transported down the valley to an ore crusher (at 47.2172, 10.9682).
The ore consists mainly of pyrite and pyrrhotite with minor arsenopyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and galena (Vavtar, 1988). Gangue minerals are quartz and minor calcite.
Located at very high altitude in the upper Wörgetal near the Schwarze Wand ('Black wall').
An update on the mineralogy is in preparation (Kolitsch & Steck, to be published).
Four adits are still visible (2016, Uwe Kolitsch and Christian Steck field observations); small remnants of miners' huts can also be seen.
The mine was active mainly in the 15th and 16th centuries. The ore was transported down the valley to an ore crusher (at 47.2172, 10.9682).
The ore consists mainly of pyrite and pyrrhotite with minor arsenopyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and galena (Vavtar, 1988). Gangue minerals are quartz and minor calcite.
Located at very high altitude in the upper Wörgetal near the Schwarze Wand ('Black wall').
An update on the mineralogy is in preparation (Kolitsch & Steck, to be published).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group' Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Group' | - | M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group | M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Tyrol
- ⭔Imst - Nassereith mining districtDistrict
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
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