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Siglitz adit (Imhof-Unterbau adit; Imhof adit), Siglitz - Bockhart gold mining district, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austriai
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Siglitz adit (Imhof-Unterbau adit; Imhof adit)Adit
Siglitz - Bockhart gold mining districtMining District
Bad GasteinMunicipality
St. Johann im Pongau DistrictDistrict
SalzburgState
AustriaCountry
Siglitz adit (Imhof-Unterbau adit; Imhof adit), Siglitz - Bockhart gold mining district, Gastein valley, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 3' 42'' North , 13° 3' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bad Gastein3,980 (2018)8.7km
Vorderschneeberg608 (2018)10.1km
Anger1,380 (2018)11.2km
Gadaunern217 (2018)11.3km
Mallnitz441 (2018)11.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
44447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44447:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Siglitzstollen (Imhof-Unterbaustollen; Imhofstollen; Imhofstollen-Siglitzstollen), Bad Gastein, Bezirk St. Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, Österreich


Gneisses in the lower Siglitz valley include a series of NNE-SSW striking quartz-carbonate veins, carrying a suite of gold-rich sulphide minerals, which were the object of some mining activities in the past. During the second world war, an adit was driven from the west, cutting the deposit at its base, to extract the ore still present at greater depths. During the 1980s, both the adit and parts of the old workings were reopened for prospecting works for a short period of time.
The adit is 5.3 km long.

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48 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
References:
C.Auer (2024)Identified by Christian Auer: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: sinter crusts
Colour: dark red, green
ⓘ Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
References:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Habit: sprays of minute acicular crystals
Colour: white
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Bukovskýite
Formula: Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Cosalite
Formula: Pb2Bi2S5
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
References:
ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: cubes (violet), octahedrons (green)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gustavite
Formula: AgPbBi3S6
ⓘ Heyrovskýite
Formula: Pb6Bi2S9
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Lillianite Homologous Series'
References:
C.Auer (2024)Identified by Christian Auer: SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
References:
C.Auer (2024)Identified by Christian Auer: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Pharmacolite ?
Formula: Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Habit: sprays of acicular crystals, on decomposing arsenopyrite
ⓘ Pitticite
Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Habit: botryoidal masses with layered structure and a greasy appearance
Colour: beige, brown, grey, greenish
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Colour: pale green
Description: recovered from clefts in pegmatitic-aplitic injected amphibolites, at a distance of 3480 m from the entrance of the adit
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Habit: crystals to 15 cm
Description: recovered from a cleft located at a distance of 1800 m from the entrance of the adit
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Habit: crystals to 20 cm
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Schröckingerite
Formula: NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
References:
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite ?
Formula: Sb2S3
Description: probably misidentified bismuthinite
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Habit: sprays of prismatic crystals to several cm
Colour: pale green
Description: found in quartz veins disseminating the sulphide-bearing veins
ⓘ Tetradymite ?
Formula: Bi2Te2S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
References:
C.Auer (2024)Identified by Christian Auer: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ Vikingite
Formula: Ag5Pb8Bi13S30
ⓘ 'Wad'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
References:
C.Auer (2024)Identified by Christian Auer: SEM-EDS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘStibnite ?2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘTetradymite ?2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘLöllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘCosalite2.JB.10Pb2Bi2S5
ⓘGustavite2.JB.40aAgPbBi3S6
ⓘVikingite2.JB.40aAg5Pb8Bi13S30
ⓘHeyrovskýite2.JB.40bPb6Bi2S9
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘArsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Citrine
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
ⓘSchröckingerite5.EG.05NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘErythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘPharmacolite ?8.CJ.50Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
ⓘPitticite8.DB.05(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
ⓘBukovskýite8.DB.40Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘBavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘFluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Lillianite Homologous Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Hⓘ BukovskýiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O
Hⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Hⓘ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Oⓘ BukovskýiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Oⓘ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Siⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ BukovskýiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
Sⓘ HeyrovskýitePb6Bi2S9
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BukovskýiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ LöllingiteFeAs2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Feⓘ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ BukovskýiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2O
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ LöllingiteFeAs2
Asⓘ PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Asⓘ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Agⓘ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Pbⓘ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
Pbⓘ HeyrovskýitePb6Bi2S9
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biⓘ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Biⓘ GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Biⓘ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
Biⓘ HeyrovskýitePb6Bi2S9
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O

Localities in this Region

  • Salzburg
    • St. Johann im Pongau District

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