Knappenstube, Hochtor-Gebiet, Glocknergruppe, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Österreich
Mediaeval silver mining area, working mineralizations in triassic lime marbles. Some relicts of the workings are located in the Rauris valley, northeast of Hochtor pass in Salzburg (see
http://www.mindat.org/loc-56027.html).
References
- K. Krainer: Die Geologie der Hohen Tauern, Universitätsverlag Carinthia (Klagenfurt), 1994
- 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.
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