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Erzkogel, Schottwien, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austriai
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Erzkogel, Schottwien, Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 37' 18'' North , 15° 51' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.62194,15.85750
GeoHash:
G#: u27qbv71f
GRN:
N32E08
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Semmering544 (2018)2.4km
Trattenbach545 (2018)2.5km
Göstritz160 (2018)2.5km
Schottwien462 (2018)4.0km
Steinhaus am Semmering689 (2018)4.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
57606
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57606:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Erzkogel, Semmering, Industrieviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Old workings in an iron ore deposit, which has been mined between 1509 and 1860.
The locality is well known for beautiful 'Brauner Glaskopf' specimens. Redlich (1931) describes masses of galena.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Brauner Glaskopf'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Brauner Glaskopf'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

www.youtube.com (n.d.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLvL8qDIAPg&list=PLthY_u7alP9MdlKGv3QGP_9Dudx55mhRK
Redlich, Karl, A. (1931): Die Geologie der Innerösterreichischen Eisenerzlagerstätten, Prag.
Schweiger, H. (1969): Lagerstätten und Mineralienfundpunkte im Bezirk Mürzzuschlag. – Jubiläumsschrift 10 Jahre BG und BRG Mürzzuschlag 1959–1969, 46–64, Mürzzuschlag.
Huber, Simone, Huber, Peter (1977) Mineralfundstellen - Ein Führer zum Selbstsammeln Vol. 8 - Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. Christian Weise Verlag. 270 pp.
Exel, Reinhard (1993) Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Eigenverlag R. Exel. p.1-447.
Hackenberg, Michael (2003) Bergbau im Semmeringgebiet. Archiv für Lagerstättenforschung der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 24. 5-97
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