WulfeniteBurg, Rubland, Paternion, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
Photo: AC Latitude: 46°40'N
Longitude: 13°37'E
Burg, Rubland, Paternion, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Kärnten, Österreich
Ancient lead and zinc mining area. Located in the upper Koflachgraben, SE of Burg (near the village Rubland, about 7 km SSE of Paternion).
From 1942-1945, the mineralisations were, not very successfully, mined for molybdenum (wulfenite).
Adit names: Anna, Cebar, Schmied, Philomena, Altenberg.
References
- H.Wießner (1951): Geschichte des Kärntner Bergbaues, II.Teil Geschichte des Kärntner Buntmetallbergbaues mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Blei- und Zinkbergbaues, p.158-163.
- Markowitz, J. (1990): Der Molybdänbergbau Rubland. Carinthia II, 180./100.: 229-236.
- G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995
Mineral List
12 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.
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