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Wildfrauengrotte, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wildfrauengrotte | - not defined - |
| Teschengraben | - not defined - |
| Krieglach | Municipality |
| Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District | District |
| Styria | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 28'' North , 15° 32' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mitterdorf im Mürztal | 1,935 (2018) | 3.7km |
| Fressnitz | 893 (2018) | 4.2km |
| Krieglach | 3,062 (2018) | 4.5km |
| Lutschaun | 453 (2018) | 4.8km |
| Unteralm | 101 (2018) | 5.1km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Wildfrauengrotte, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Fischbacher Alpen, Steiermark, Österreich
Ancient lead(?) mine, working sulphide-bearing fluorite-quartz veins.
Located about 5 km SSW of Krieglach at approx. N47.50770 E15.54771 at an elevation of ca. 1120 m asl.
Last visit by FB: 12. August 2007.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Colour: blue Description: tiny crystals on quartz |
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Colour: grey, brown, white Description: up to 3 mm large crystals in vugs in fluorite; cm-sized, powdery masses with fluorite and galena |
| ⓘ Arsenbrackebuschite Formula: Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) Colour: light brown, orange Description: tiny, translucent crystals on Segnitite-Beudantite |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Description: mm sized crystals in fluorite, quartz and gneiss |
| ⓘ Beudantite Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Colour: light yellow, green, brown Description: crusts and earthy masses, composed of micron-sized crystals, on fluorite. Forms a continous solid solution series with segnitite. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Colour: white, colorless Description: up to 1 cm large crystals with sceletal quartz and limonite; masses in limonite |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: accessory ore mineral |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Colour: deep red Description: tiny, translucent crystals with copper |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Colour: white, yellowish, greenish. brownish (coloration is due to thin crusts of secondary minerals in cracks!) Description: up to 30 cm thick, nearly horizontal vein in gneiss, partly highly deformed |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: mm sized masses in fluorite and quartz |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Colour: white, grey Description: up to 2 mm long crystals and crusts on gneiss and in vugs of fluorite |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Colour: reddisch-brown Description: crusts composed of well-formded, tiny crystals in vugs in fluorite; earthy masses in cracks in fluorite |
| ✪ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Colour: green, olive green, yellowish green, yellow, white, colorless Fluorescence: strong orange in short wave UV Description: - individual crystals up to 1 cm long and sheafs and masses up to 10 cm in large dissoluton vugs in fluorite with limonite, cerussite and relictic quartz. This green to yellow variety forms a solid-solution series with pyromorphite.
- colorless to white, needle-like crystals up to 3 mm long in small vugs in fluorite and gneiss. Nearly pure mimetite without significant pyromorphite-component. |
| ⓘ 'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series' References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Description: in vugs in quartz with cuprite |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Pharmacosiderite Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O Colour: yellow, green Description: Cubes up to 0.3 mm large |
| ✪ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Colour: green, olive green, yellowish green, yellow Description: Individual crystals up to 1 cm long and sheafs and masses up to 10 cm in large dissoluton vugs in fluorite with limonite, cerussite and relictic quartz. This green to yellow variety forms a solid-solution series with mimetite. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Colour: white Description: massive, partly corroded and dissolved vein quartz |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O Description: thin crusts on fluorite, quartz and gneiss |
| ⓘ Segnitite Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 Colour: light yellow, green, brown Description: crusts and earthy masses, composed of micron-sized crystals, on fluorite. Forms a continous solid solution series with beudantite. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Colour: dark brown Description: mm sized masses in fluorite and quartz |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenbrackebuschite | 8.BG.05 | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Segnitite | 8.BL.10 | PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Pharmacosiderite | 8.DK.10 | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Arsenbrackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Arsenbrackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series | |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series | |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series | |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenbrackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| As | ⓘ Arsenbrackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series | |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Arsenbrackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series | |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Styria
- Fischbach AlpsMountain Range
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Panonian BasinWide Rift
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
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Wildfrauengrotte, Teschengraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria