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Sphalerite from
Salt mine, Hall valley, Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salt mine, Hall valley, Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:933765
Long-form Identifier:1:3:933765:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘVintl alp mining area, Thaur mining district, Thaur, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘVomper Loch mines, Vomp, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘKasten Alp, Absam, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘMicaschist quarries, Wilten, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘHoher Gleirsch (Hochgleirsch), Scharnitz, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘAlte Zeche Mine, Schwazer Eisenstein, Arzberg, Schwaz, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘKnappenhof, Axams, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘLead mine, Riedbodeneck, Mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘGroße Arnspitze, Scharnitz, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘGriesbach, Mieders, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Schauberger, O. (1986). Bau und Bildung der SalzlagerstÃĪtten des ostalpinen Salinars. Archiv fÞr LagerstÃĪttenforschung der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 7, 217-254. [https://opac.geologie.ac.at/ais312/dokumente/AL0007_217_A.pdf]
SpÃķtl, C. (1989) Die SalzlagerstÃĪtte von Hall in Tirol – ein Überblick Þber den Stand der geologischen Erforschung des 700jÃĪhrigen Bergbaubetriebes. VerÃķffentl. d. Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum, 69, 137-167. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/VeroeffFerd_69_0137-0167.pdf
 
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