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Quartz from
Schmelzhof slag locality, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schmelzhof slag locality, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1782152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1782152:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘKristbergsattel, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLobinger, Kristbergsattel, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGurtentobel, Dalaas, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘKnappenschrofen mine (Fellimännle mine), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMittagstein, Wald am Arlberg, Dalaas, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘRotrüfetobel, Dalaas, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘGypsum occurrence, Dalaas, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘFallbachwand, Dalaas, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘKnappagruaba, Bartholomäberg, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘUntere Dürrwaldalpe slag locality, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
References
Bechter, D. A. (2009): Petrologische, geochemische und montanarchäologische Untersuchungen der historischen Kupferlagerstätte Bartholomäberg und Silbertal (Montafon, Vorarlberg, Österreich) und Geochemie und Mineralogie von ausgewählten Silexproben aus den Süd- und Ostalpen und ihre Relevanz für die Herkunftsbestimmung von archäologischem Silex im Alpenraum. Diplomarbeit, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, 194 pp.
Krause, R., Kolitsch, U. and Kiseljak, R. (2025): Mittelalterliche Schmelzhütten im Montanrevier des Montafon, Vorarlberg - Neue Ergebnisse zur Bergbaugeschichte aus dem Silbertal. Jahrbuch des Vorarlberger Landesmuseumsverein 2025, 110-131.
 
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