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Straßegg (Straßeck), Weiz District, Styria, Austriai
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Aerial view of the Zuckenhut/Straßegg mining area.

Straßegg, Weiz District, Styria, Austria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 23' 25'' North , 15° 32' 30'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Mindat Locality ID:
59059
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59059:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Straßegg (Straßeck), Gasen, Birkfeld, Steiermark, Österreich


Ancient arsenic and gold mining area, located north and northeast of Straßegg pass (1163 m asl), covering an area about 1.2 km long and several hundred meters wide.

Note on the mineral list: Bojar (1999) also mentions two unidentified Cd sulphides (a Cd-Ag-Sb-sulphide and a Pb-Sb-Cd-Ag-sulphide). Measured wt.% values for these phases are given in Bojar et al. (1998).

Note on the gold of Straßegg: Around 1985 came many micromount- to thumbnail-sized quartz specimens with pyrite/limonite and gold on the market, typically marked with small red markers! This gold is NOT from the arsenic mine. The finder never told the correct locality and died with his knowledge. Best is to label those specimens as "Unknown locality next to Birkfeld".

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Detailed Mineral List:

Alacránite
Formula: As8S9
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
References:
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
References:
Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Benleonardite
Formula: [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Kaňkite
Formula: FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Mallestigite
Formula: Pb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
References:
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Mcguinnessite ?
Formula: (Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Parasymplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
References:
Picropharmacolite
Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
References:
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
References:
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schultenite
Formula: Pb(HAsO4)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Segnitite
Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Symplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Alacránite2.FA.20As8S9
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Meneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Diaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Benleonardite2.LA.50[Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Mcguinnessite ?5.BA.10(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 · 4H2O
Mallestigite7.DF.25Pb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Schultenite8.AD.30Pb(HAsO4)
Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Segnitite8.BL.10PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Parasymplesite8.CE.40Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Symplesite8.CE.45Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Kaňkite8.CE.60FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O
Picropharmacolite8.CH.15Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaňkiteFeAsO4 · 3.5H2O
H Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
H ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
H PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
H SchultenitePb(HAsO4)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
H SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H MallestigitePb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CerussitePbCO3
C Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BrookiteTiO2
O CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaňkiteFeAsO4 · 3.5H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
O PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
O RutileTiO2
O SchultenitePb(HAsO4)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
O SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O MallestigitePb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Mg PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AlacrániteAs8S9
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S Benleonardite[Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S GreenockiteCdS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
S PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S UllmanniteNiSbS
S MallestigitePb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe KaňkiteFeAsO4 · 3.5H2O
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Fe SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu Benleonardite[Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu Mcguinnessite(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AlacrániteAs8S9
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As Benleonardite[Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
As CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As KaňkiteFeAsO4 · 3.5H2O
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
As SchultenitePb(HAsO4)
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
As SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As MallestigitePb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
AgSilver
Ag Benleonardite[Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
Ag DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag HessiteAg2Te
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb Benleonardite[Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
Sb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
Sb MallestigitePb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
TeTellurium
Te Benleonardite[Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2]
Te HessiteAg2Te
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb SchultenitePb(HAsO4)
Pb SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pb MallestigitePb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O

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