| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Beryl var: Emerald |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Comments: | Best European Emerald locality. |
| Habit: | Hexagonal prisms. |
| Colour: | Light to dark emerald green |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Biotite schist | 24 |
| Biotite | 17 |
| Beryl | 9 |
| - var Aquamarine | 7 |
| Talc | 3 |
| Actinolite | 2 |
| Phenakite | 2 |
| Chlorite Group | 2 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Phlogopite | 2 |
| Tremolite | 2 |
| Chromite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Emerald data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Emerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (115 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 47658 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:47658:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Emerald |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | âLeckbachscharte, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | âSedl, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | âBreitfuÃ, Breitfuà - GroÃer Finagl area, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | âKesselkarscharte, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | âSchneegrube, Scharnbachgraben, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | âKessel gorge (Kesselklamm), Neukirchen am GroÃvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | âWestern ore field, Mittersill Scheelite deposit, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria |
| References |
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Nikopoulou, Maria; Karampelas, Stefanos; Hennebois, Ugo; Gruss, Pierre; Gaillou, EloÃŊse; Fritsch, Emmanuel; Herreweghe, Annabelle; Papadopoulou, Lambrini; Melfos, Vasilios; Kantiranis, Nikolaos; et al. (2024) Microscopic, Spectroscopic and Chemical Analysis of Emeralds from Habachtal, Austria. Minerals, 15 (1). 22 doi:10.3390/min15010022 |
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Emerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria