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Arzwaldgraben, Frohnleiten, Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Arzwaldgraben | Mining Area |
| Frohnleiten | Municipality |
| Graz-Umgebung District | District |
| Styria | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 14' 30'' North , 15° 17' 4'' East
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Arzwaldgraben, Waldstein, Peggau, Steiermark, Österreich
Ancient lead, zinc, silver and baryte mining area. Located approx. 6 km NW of Peggau.
It is quite likely that the Celts (300 B.C.) were the first to mine for silver in this area.
The “newer” mines were worked with interruptions from the 16th century till 1954.
Records go back to 1630 when Fürst Johann Ulrich von Eggenberg owned the mine. It changed hands several times until in 1927 it was owned by the Schurfgesellschaft Kogler und Lokar. In 1951 the Bleiberger Bergwerks Union (BBU) started to work the Glückaufstollen. In 1954 the mine was closed. In the 1970s some exploration work was done by the BBU.
Production for Arzwaldgraben and Rabenstein together in 1775 was about 220 metric tons of ore with 70 t of lead, 60 kg of silver and 93 t of galena. The production reached its peak during WWI with about 1’500 t of ore per year. In total these 2 mines produced approx. 15’000 t of lead, 1’500 t of zinc, 20 t of silver and a very small amount of baryte until 1954.
The mine consisted of up to 12 adits, most of them are now caved in and overgrown. Still known are the Antonistollen (Erbstollen), the Josefistollen (still accessible in 2002), the Glückauf-Stollen, the Johann-Nepomuk-Stollen and the Oberer Grabbauer-Stollen.
The minerals are found in the numerous mine dumps, but many of the dumps are now overgrown or have been covered by road works.
Mine dumps and adits are located at:
N47.236867 E15.276432, elev. 610 m, dump is partly accessible
N47.237119 E15.277431, elev. 580 m, covered
N47.236898 E15.278888, elev. 530 m, caved in shaft
N47.2375083 E15.279695, elev. 520 m, Antoni adit, closed and covered
N47.239147 E15.2798737, elev. 540 m, Glückauf adit, caved in
N47.239289 E15.280637, elev. 550 m, dump of the Glückauf adit
N47.238914 E15.280988, elev. 575 m, dump of Josefi adit which was still accessible in 2002
N47.239365 E15.282088, elev. 600 m
N47.240848 E15.281953, elev. 575 m, dump of the Johann Nepomuk adit, the adit is covered up by roadwork
N47.240675 E15.282630, elev. 600 m, dump is partly accessible
N47.241909 E15.284772, elev. 700 m, dump is partly accessible
N47.242327 E15.285318, elev. 700 m, dump is partly accessible
N47.239296 E15.287320, elev. 700 m, dump of the Oberen Grabbauer adit (caved in and covered)
N47.238475 E15.286015, elev. 640 m, dump is partly accessible
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities17 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Nd) Formula: Nd(PO4) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Witherite Formula: BaCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Nd) | 8.AD.50 | Nd(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Microcline var. Hyalophane | 9.FA.30 | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- Styria
- Graz-Umgebung District
- Frohnleiten
- Arzwaldgraben
- Frohnleiten
- Graz-Umgebung District
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