AzuriteAltenberg, Pöllan, Paternion, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
Photo: AC Altenberg (Kupfergruben), Pöllan, Paternion, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Kärnten, Österreich
Ancient copper mining area. Sulphide minerals are enriched at the contact of calcite veins with a finely grained, bituminous dolomite.
Located on the NW slope of the Altenberg Mt. near Pöllan, about 2 km south of Paternion.
Not to be confused with the Pöllaner Höhe locality, located 2 km away.
References
- Niedermayr, G. (1982): Kupfer-Vererzungen in der Permotrias der Gailtaler Alpen. Der Karinthin, 86, 332-337.
- G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
- Kickmayer, B. (2003): Die Mineralisation der Erzlagerstätte Pöllan bei Paternion. Unpubl. Diploma Thesis, University of Graz, 115 pp.
- Niedermayr, G., Prasnik, H., Brandstätter, F. (2008): Die alten Pb-Zn-Cu-Gruben bei Paternion und ihre Mineralien. Mineralien-Welt 19 (4), 48-61 (in German).
External Links
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20 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.
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