Putzkammeralpe, Rindertal (Gaflunatal), Verwallgruppe, Montafon, Vorarlberg, Österreich
Trial prospect on magnetite in the 19th century or earlier. The calc-silicate rock also contains locally enriched sulphides (chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite).
Prospects, dumps and outcrops at about 1700-1750 asl.
Mineralogy currently studied in detail (Kolitsch & Brandstätter, 2011; Kolitsch, to be published).
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"]
- 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.
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