Brennkogel (south slope), Hochtor area, Glockner group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria

Latitude: 47°5'50"N
Longitude: 12°49'9"E

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Brennkogel (Südflanke), Hochtor-Gebiet, Glocknergruppe, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Österreich

Mineralized clefts and ancient gold mining area.
Located about 2.5 km NW of Hochtor pass.

References

- H. Meixner: Carinthia II, special ed. no. 21 (1957)
- F. Ertl, S. Ertl: Der Aufschluss 25(5):237-295 (1974)
- H. Breitfuss, W. Paar: Der Karinthin 96:461-464 (1987)
- G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens (1995)
- W. Günther, W. Paar, F. Gruber, V. Höck: "Schatzkammer Hohe Tauern - 2000 Jahre Goldbergbau", Anton Pustet (Salzburg, Munich), 2000
- A. Pichler (2009): Bergbau in Westkärnten, Eine Bestandsaufnahme der noch sichtbaren Merkmale der historischen Bergbaue in Westkärnten - Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten, 63. Sonderheft, 1-416.
- E.Ch.Kirchner & Dan Topa & P.Simonsberger (2011): Fulgurit vom Brennkogel, Salzburg - Miner.Arch.Salzb., vol.14 (297)

Mineral List

Actinolite
Antigorite
Arsenopyrite
'Chlorite Group'

Diopside
var: Chromian Diopside
Galena
Gersdorffite

Gold
Lechatelierite
var: Fulgurite
Magnesite
var: Mesitine Spar
Millerite

Pyrite
Siegenite

14 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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