Haidbachgraben (Myrthengraben; Myrtengraben; Heidbachgraben), Semmering, Industrieviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich
Large gysum mining area;
Pb-Zn and Cu-As-Sb mineralisations were encountered during mining.
Two main areas: Katharinenfeld and Eugenfeld.
Smaller prospects: Alter Wellspacherbau, Alter Doppelreiter quarry, "Im Greis".
Mining activities between 1766 and 1968.
References
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin, 74: 226-231 (1976)
- Huber, S. und Huber, P. (1977): Mineral-Fundstellen Band 8: Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. C. Weise Verlag, München, 270 pp.
- Tufar, W. (1982): A new type of sulphosalt mineralization in the Myrthengraben gypsum deposit, Semmering, Lower Austria. Pp. 131-140 in: Amstutz, G. C. et al. (Eds.): Ore Genesis - the State of the Art, Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York.
- R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
- Hackenberg, M. (2003): Bergbau im Semmeringgebiet. Arch. f. Lagerst.forsch. Geol. B.-A., 24, 5-97.
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