(Hopffeldboden, Hopffeldgebiet, Obersulzbachtal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich)
Rocksled material, consisting mainly of aplitic gneisses with small miarolitic cavities hosting some rare minerals.
NOTE: Milarite and kainosite-(Y) are not reported from the Hopffeldboden. Their occurrence in this area is restricted to the nearby Hopffeldgraben, which is listed as a separate locality.
References:
- Poeverlein, R. (1986): "Erzmineralien vom Hopffeldboden". Lapis 11 (4), 19-20.
- Schebesta, K. (1982): "Hopffeldboden/Obersulzbachtal: die Mineralien der alpinen Klüfte vom Hopffeldboden". Lapis 7 (1), 9-20.
- Schebesta, K. (1986): "Neue Mineralien vom Hopffeldboden im Obersulzbachtal". Lapis 11 (4), 9-18.
- Schultz, G. (1986): Ein bemerkenswerter Eigenfund. Japaner Zwilling vom Hopffeldboden, Obersulzbachtal. Lapis 11 (10), 38.
- Strasser, A. (1989): Die Minerale Salzburgs.
- Zappel, A. (1986): Die Aeschynite der Ostalpen. Lapis 11 (4), 21-23.
- Preite, D. (1986): Hopffeldboden (Salzburg, Austria). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 10(1), 1-11.
Mineral List:57 entries listed. 43 valid minerals.
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