Taubenleck Mine, Bletterbach Gorge, Radein (Redagno), Aldein (Aldino), Γberetsch-Unterland (Oltradige-Bassa Atesina), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 21' 44'' North , 11° 24' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Monte San Pietro | 369 (2016) | 4.1km |
Aldino | 1,656 (2015) | 4.2km |
Wildeich | 108 (2014) | 4.8km |
San Lugano | 130 (2014) | 5.2km |
Nova Ponente | 1,483 (2014) | 5.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
406916
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406916:7
GUID (UUID V4):
fa61c102-7cae-431e-8c5e-9e00b0566548
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Radeiner KnappenlΓΆcher; KnappenlΓΆcher
Other Languages:
German:
Bergbau Taubenleck, Bletterbachschlucht, Radein, Aldein, Γberetsch-Unterland, SΓΌdtirol (Autonome Provinz Bozen-SΓΌdtirol), Trentino-SΓΌdtirol, Italien
Italian:
Miniera del Taubenleck, Gola del Bletterbach (Gola del Rio delle Foglie), Redagno, Aldino, Oltradige-Bassa Atesina, Alto Adige (Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano-Alto Adige), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia
Cu-U ore mineralisation in red oxidised sandstone, only a few meters above the top of the Bozen/Bolzano volcanic suite, on the left orographic side of the Bletterbach Gorge at the Taubenleck locality.
The small deposit, mined between the 15th and 16th century, is locally known as "KnappenlΓΆcher" (i.e., miners holes). On the surface the mineralised zone is indicated by patches of limonite derived from weathered pyrite and incrustations of azurite and malachite. The target of the ancient miners were fragments of Cu-impregnated coalified tree trunks and branches, easily identifiable because of the green and blue stains caused by secondary copper minerals. Covellite and tennantite fill the practically undeformed cell lumina of the wood. Uranium is present as uraninite, either associated with framboidal pyrite, or diffusely distributed in coal, recognisable only by the reaction halos within the surrounding coal.
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33 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
β Beudantite Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcophyllite Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Coffinite ? Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O Description: To possible coffinite have been attributed micrometric crystals, surrounded by strongly reflecting reaction haloes, in coal samples. |
β Covellite Formula: CuS |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
β 'CuproromΓ©ite' Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 References: |
β Devilline Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
β Graphite Formula: C Description: As a component of coalified wood (Rietveld refinement of PXRD). |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
β Lepidocrocite Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
β 'Limonite' |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β 'Manganese Oxides' |
β Metazeunerite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
β Middlebackite Formula: Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Posnjakite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Rosasite ? Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Segnitite Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
β Serpierite Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
β Strashimirite Formula: Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O |
β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S References: Wopfner, Helmut, Drake-Brockman, Joe (2017) Base metal and Uranium mineralization in the GrΓΆden/Val Gardena Sandstone of South Tyrol. Geo.Alp, 14. Bolzano/Bozen. 11-23 Ferretti, Paolo, Campostrini, Italo, Demartin, Francesco, Rocchetti, Ivano (2017) Nota preliminare sui minerali della Miniera del Taubenleck (Gola del Bletterbach, Aldino, BZ) [Preliminary note about the minerals of the Taubenleck Mine (Bletterbach Gorge, BZ, Italy)]. Geo.Alp, 14. Bolzano/Bozen. 25-33 |
β Tyrolite Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
β Zeunerite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | 'CuproromΓ©ite' | 4.DH.20 | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
β | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Ξ³-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Rosasite ? | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Posnjakite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O |
β | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O |
β | Devilline | 7.DD.30 | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
β | Serpierite | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Segnitite | 8.BL.10 | PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
β | Strashimirite | 8.DC.12 | Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 Β· 5H2O |
β | Chalcophyllite | 8.DF.30 | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 Β· 36H2O |
β | Tyrolite | 8.DM.10 | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 Β· 11H2O |
β | Zeunerite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 Β· 12H2O |
β | Metazeunerite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Coffinite ? | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) Β· nH2O |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
β | Middlebackite | 10.AB.50 | Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
β | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
H | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
H | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
H | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β CuproromΓ©ite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
H | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
H | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | β Strashimirite | Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O |
H | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
H | β Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
H | β Middlebackite | Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Graphite | C |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
C | β Middlebackite | Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
O | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
O | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β CuproromΓ©ite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
O | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
O | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | β Strashimirite | Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O |
O | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
O | β Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | β Middlebackite | Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
Al | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Si | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
S | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Cu | β CuproromΓ©ite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
Cu | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
Cu | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Strashimirite | Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O |
Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
Cu | β Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
Cu | β Middlebackite | Cu2C2O4(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
As | β Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
As | β Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
As | β Strashimirite | Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O |
As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
As | β Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
As | β Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β CuproromΓ©ite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
U | β Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
U | β Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O |
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