Marmorbruch, Kochholz, Dunkelsteinerwald, Dunkelsteinerwald, Mostviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich
Small, overgrown marble quarry ca. 150 m SE of Kochholz, in the small valley SE of Kochholz, approx. 30 m after crossing the small creek ('Höllbach') in the valley floor.
Situated very close to the "Im Liagl" locality.
Marble ('Häuslinger Marmor') with sphalerite mineralization, calc-silicates and grey-pinkish spinel. Minor amphibolite is associated with the marble.
Mineralogy similar to that of the Loja locality.
Mineral List
25 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.
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References
- Knobloch, G. (2004): Unverhofft kommt oft - die Entdeckung einer unbekannten kleinen Sphalerit-Lagerstätte im Dunkelsteinerwald, Niederösterreich. Mineralien-Welt, 15 (1), 28-33.
- Kolitsch, U. & Gröbner, J. (2008): 1552: Apatit, Hydrozinkit, Ilmenit, Klinohumit, Rutil und Sillimanit von Kochholz, Dunkelsteinerwald, Niederösterreich. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2008): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVII. Carinthia II, 198/118, 259-270.
- Kurz, B. (2009): Zn-Fe-Pb-Cu-Mineralisationen in Marmoren der Bunten Serie, Böhmische Masse, Niederösterreich. Diplomarbeit, Universität Wien, 147 S.