(Kieslagerstätte, Bernstein, Oberwart, Burgenland, Österreich)
Synsedimentary, lens-shaped iron sulphide (pyrite) deposit with low (0.6%) Cu contents. Hosted by greenschists.
Known since medieval times, last (and unsuccessfully) active around 1921. Several adits ('Puhr-Stollen', 'Mittelalter-Stollen', 'Stollen des untersten Niveaus') SW of Bernstein.
Compare the genetically similar, nearby Redlschlag deposit.
References:
- Holzer, H. (1960): Die Vorkommen von Erzen, Steinen und Erden im Burgenland. Burgenländische Heimatblätter 22, No. 4, 161-166.
- Feuerbach, M. & H. J. Unger (1969): Die Schwefelkieslagerstätte Bernstein (Burgenland, Österreich). Arch. f. Lagerst.forsch. Ostalpen, 9, 3-33.
- Huber, S. & Huber, P. (1977): Mineral-Fundstellen Band 8: Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. C. Weise Verlag, München, 270 pp.
Mineral List:12 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.
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