(Kraftwerksbau, Sportgastein, Naßfelder Tal, Gasteiner Tal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich)
Minerals (mostly in micromount format) found on temporary dumps deposited during construction of a new power station (underground storage vessel and water tunnels) in 2006-2007 near Sportgastein.
The dumps were located in several different spots along the toll road and in the vicinity of the 'Valeriehaus', and some were soon removed or covered by earth.
The mineralisation is similar to that of the locality 'Bärenfall concrete dam.'
Notes on the mineral list:
- The aragonite listed in Habel & Habel (2007) with a question mark, and in Schebesta (2007) without a question mark, later turned out to be strontianite (Kolitsch et al., 2008). All other aragonite-like sprays studied so far turned out to be strontianite.
- The friedrichite listed in Habel & Habel (2007) with a question mark later turned out to be krupkaite (Kolitsch et al., 2008).
References:
- HABEL, A. & HABEL, M. (2007): Kraftwerksneubau im Gasteinertal - Sportgastein - Naßfeld. Mineralien-Welt 18 (3), 10.
- SCHEBESTA, K. (2007): Mineralfunde auf den Deponien des Kraftwerkbaues im hinteren Gasteinertal (Sportgastein). Mineralog. Arch. Salzb. 12: 257-258.
- Kolitsch, U., Brandstätter, F. & Blass, G. (2008), in: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2008): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVII. Carinthia II, 198./118., 223-274.
- Kolitsch, U. in: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2009): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVIII. Carinthia II, 199./119., xx-xx. (in press)
Mineral List:49 entries listed. 36 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.
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