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Waschgang Mine, Kluidscharte, Kleine Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Waschgang Mine | Mine |
| Kluidscharte | Mountain |
| Kleine Zirknitz valley | Valley |
| Zirknitz | Village |
| Großkirchheim | Municipality |
| Spittal an der Drau District | District |
| Carinthia | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 59' 7'' North , 12° 57' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sagritz | 171 (2018) | 4.6km |
| Mitten | 148 (2018) | 5.2km |
| Mitteldorf | 115 (2018) | 5.2km |
| Döllach | 446 (2018) | 5.2km |
| Apriach | 121 (2018) | 7.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mölltal
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Waschgang, Kluidscharte, Kleines Zirknitztal, Zirknitz, Goldberggruppe, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Österreich
Important historic gold mining area, located just north of the Kluidscharte at an alt. between 2460-2490 m.
Rochata (1878) names the following adits: "Rosina-, Mathias-, Zubau-, Schieferstollen".
Pichler (2009) mentions the Tabakpfeiffen shaft as very rich in gold.
Waschgang is a stratiform, dominantly pyritic deposit, hosted by greenschists ("Alpine Kieslager") and was studied by Paar & Chen (1982). The ores occur as impregnations (type 1) and as massive ores (type 2) in prasinitic rocks. Ore of type 1 is rather monotonous (major pyrite, minor chalcopyrite, bornite, sphalerite, and magnetite; no visible gold). Ore of type 2 is dominanted by chalcopyrite and contains large amounts of visible gold.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aikinite Formula: PbCuBiS3 |
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Benjaminite Formula: Ag3Bi7S12 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Cupropavonite Formula: Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Gladite Formula: PbCuBi5S9 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ Idaite Formula: Cu5FeS6 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Joséite' Formula: Bi4TeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Krupkaite Formula: PbCuBi3S6 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Matildite Formula: AgBiS2 |
| ⓘ Mawsonite Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag References: |
| ⓘ Pavonite Formula: AgBi3S5 |
| ⓘ Pekoite Formula: PbCuBi11S18 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z References: |
| ⓘ Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) References: |
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 |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
| ⓘ | Mawsonite | 2.CB.20 | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Joséite' | 2.DC.05 | Bi4TeS2 |
| ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Aikinite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBiS3 |
| ⓘ | Gladite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBi5S9 |
| ⓘ | Krupkaite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBi3S6 |
| ⓘ | Pekoite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBi11S18 |
| ⓘ | Cupropavonite | 2.JA.05a | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
| ⓘ | Pavonite | 2.JA.05a | AgBi3S5 |
| ⓘ | Benjaminite | 2.JA.05e | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| ⓘ | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| S | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gladite | PbCuBi5S9 |
| S | ⓘ Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| S | ⓘ Joséite | Bi4TeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| S | ⓘ Pekoite | PbCuBi11S18 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Gladite | PbCuBi5S9 |
| Cu | ⓘ Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pekoite | PbCuBi11S18 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| Ag | ⓘ Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | ⓘ Joséite | Bi4TeS2 |
| Te | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Gladite | PbCuBi5S9 |
| Pb | ⓘ Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Pekoite | PbCuBi11S18 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 |
| Bi | ⓘ Gladite | PbCuBi5S9 |
| Bi | ⓘ Joséite | Bi4TeS2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Pavonite | AgBi3S5 |
| Bi | ⓘ Pekoite | PbCuBi11S18 |
| Bi | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Goldberg GroupMountain Range
- Hohe Tauern National ParkNational Park
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
- Hohe Tauern (High Tauern)Mountain Range
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References
Paar, W. H., Chen, T. T. (1982) Ore mineralogy of the Waschgang gold-copper deposit, upper carinthia, Austria. TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 30 (3). 157-175 doi:10.1007/bf01082327
Waschgang Mine, Kluidscharte, Kleine Zirknitz valley, Zirknitz, Großkirchheim, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria