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Power station, Sportgastein, Naßfeld valley, Gastein valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

Photo: AL
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 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. (2009): 1589) Aikinit, Bavenit, Gips, Granat, ein Mineral der Kaolnitgruppe, Malachit und Molybdänit aus den Deponien des Kraftwerkbaues im hinteren Gasteinertal (Sportgastein), Salzburg. Pp. 211-212 in: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2009): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVIII. Carinthia II, 199/119, 189-236.
- Kolitsch, U. (2010): 1644) Azurit und Cosalit aus den Deponien des Kraftwerkbaues im hinteren Gasteinertal (Sportgastein), Salzburg. P. 231 in Niedermayr et al. (2010): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LIX. Carinthia II, 200./120., 199-260.
- Kolitsch, U. & Raade, G. (2011): Uric acid dihydrate: occurrences in Austria and Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift. 46: 25-29

Mineral List

Aikinite
Albite
'Allanite'
'Amphibole Group'
Anatase
'Apatite'
Aragonite
Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Baryte
Bavenite
Bertrandite
Beryl
Biotite
Bismuthinite
Bornite
Brannerite
Brookite
Calcite
Celestine
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Cobaltite
Cosalite
Dolomite
Epidote
Erythrite ?
Fluorapatite
Fluorite
Friedrichite
'Gadolinite-Datolite Group'
Galena
'Garnet'
Gold
Gypsum
Hematite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Krupkaite
Magnetite
Malachite
'Manganese Oxides'
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Muscovite
Prehnite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Rock Crystal
Rutile
Scheelite
'Serpentine Group'
'Smectite Group'
Stellerite
Strontianite
Synchysite-(Y)
Titanite
Unnamed (Uric Acid Dihydrate)


59 entries listed. 43 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

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