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Putzkammer Alp, Rinder valley (Gafluna valley), Verwall group, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria

Putzkammeralpe, Rindertal (Gaflunatal), Verwallgruppe, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Österreich

Trial prospect on copper sulphides (age unknown). Later, in the 19th century or earlier, also exploited for magnetite. Two calc-silicate lenses contain locally enriched sulphides (chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite). There is no evidence of contact-metamorphism (Kolitsch & Brandstätter, 2012). The occurrence of cassiterite in the calc-silicates is noteworthy, and can be presently not explained from a geochemical-genetic point of view (Kolitsch & Brandstätter, 2012).

Prospects, dumps and outcrops at about 1700-1750 asl.

Mineral List

Ajoite
Andradite
Aurichalcite
Brochantite
Calcite
Cassiterite
Chalcopyrite
Clinochlore
Cosalite
Covellite
Epidote
Ferro-Actinolite
Grossular ?
Gypsum
Hawleyite
Hedenbergite
Hemimorphite
'Hornblende'
Hydrozincite
Kyanite
Magnesio-hornblende
Magnetite
Montetrisaite
Posnjakite
Redgillite
Rosasite ?
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Vesuvianite
Woodruffite


30 entries listed. 29 valid minerals.

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References

- BRANDSTÄTTER, F. & G. NIEDERMAYR (1996): 1023. Ajoit, Cosalit und andere Mineralien aus dem Gaflunatal im Montafon, Vorarlberg. P. 138 in NIEDERMAYR, G., H.-P. BOJAR, F. BRANDSTÄTTER, V. M. F. HAMMER, B. MOSER, W. POSTL, & J. TAUCHER (1996): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XLV. Carinthia II, 186./106.: 111-151. [locality described as "Gaflunatal"]
- KRAUSE, R., OEGGL, K. & PERNICKA, E. (2004): Eine befestigte Burgsiedlung der Bronzezeit im Montafon, Vorarlberg. Interdisziplinäre Siedlungsforschungen und Montanarchäologie in Bartholomäberg und in Silbertal. Archäologie Österreichs 15/1, 4-21.
- Kolitsch, U. (2009): 1578) Hawleyit, Hemimorphit, Hydrozinkit, Posnjakit und Sphalerit von der Putzkammeralpe im Rindertal (Gaflunatal), Montafon, Vorarlberg. Pp. 202-203 in: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2009): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVIII. Carinthia II, 199./119., 189-236.
- Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2011): 1685) Aurichalcit, Brochantit, Calcit, Covellin, Gips, Magnetit, Montetrisait, Redgillit und Smithsonit von der Putzkammeralpe im Rindertal (Gaflunatal), Montafon. Pp. 152-153 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2011): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LX. Carinthia II, 201./121., 135-186.
- Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2012): 1739) Andradit, Kassiterit, Epidot, Ferro-Aktinolith, Hedenbergit und Woodruffit von der Putzkammeralpe im Rindertal (Gaflunatal), Montafon, Vorarlberg. Pp. 143-147 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2012): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXI. Carinthia II, 202./122., 123-180.

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