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Monteneve Mine (Schneeberg Mine), Passiria Valley (Passeier Valley), Bolzano Province (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

(Schneeberg (St. Martin am Schneeberg))

Old Pb-Zn mines first started in the 13th century. The ore deposits are located at an altitude of 2000-2500 m asl. The last mine closed in 1985; it is now a tourist mine.
A total of 400-450 adits existed here.
Some names: Bockleiten mine, Karl adit (Karlstollen), St. Martin adit (St.-Martin-Stollen), St. Peter adit (St.-Peter-Stollen).

Metamorphosed pre-variscan synsedimentary sulphide horizons (no veins).



References:
- Brigo, L. (1965): Il giacimento a Pb e Zn di S. Martino di Monteneve in Alto Adige. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia, 21, 344-346.
- Clar, E. (1931): Zentralbl. Mineral. Geol. Pal. 105-124.
- Förster, H. G. (1966): N. Jb. Miner. Abh. 105, 262-291.
- Frizzo, P. et al. (1982): Mineral. Deposita 17, 333-347.
- Folie K. (Ed.) (1984): I minerali del Trentino e dell'Alto Adige. Tappainer, Merano, 192 pp.
- Folie K. (1987): Silber, Kupfer, Blei.... Bergbaugeschichte und Mineralien in Sudtirol. Tappainer, Bolzano, 103pp.
- Exel, R. (1987): Guida mineralogica del Trentino e del Sudtirolo. Athesia, Bolzano, 204 pp.
- MUTSCHLECHNER, G. (1988): Beiträge zum Erzbergbau Schneeberg. Veröffentl. d. Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum 68, 31-74.
- Tasser, R. (1994): Das Bergwerk am Südtiroler Schneeberg. Bozen, Italien, 228 pp. (in German).
- Tasser, R. (1996): La miniera di Monteneve in Sudtirolo. Bolzano/Vipiteno, xx pp. (in Italian)
- Mair et al. (2007): Mitt. Öster. Mineralog. Ges. 153, 145-180. http://www.uibk.ac.at/mineralogie/oemg/bd_153/153_145-180x.pdf]

- http://www.schneeberg.org/
- http://www.bergbaumuseum.it/ridnaun/schneeberg.html







Mineral List:
Acanthite
Actinolite
var: Byssolite

Albite
Allophane
Almandine
Andradite
var: Topazolite
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Anthophyllite
'Apatite'
Aragonite
Arsenopyrite
'Asbestos'
Azurite
Biotite
Bornite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Calcite
Cerussite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Clinochlore
var: Pennine

Cobaltite
Covellite
Cubanite
Dolomite
Dyscrasite
Epsomite
Fluorite
Gahnite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Goethite
Gold
Greenockite
Gudmundite
Gypsum
Hematite
'Hornblende'
Hydrozincite
Ilmenite
Jamesonite
Limonite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
Marcasite
Melanterite
Muscovite
Pentlandite
Pitticite
Pyrite
Pyrope
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Roméite
Rutile
Schneebergite
Schorl
Sepiolite
Siderite
Sillimanite
Silver
Skutterudite
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Spinel
Stibnite
Tetrahedrite
Tremolite
Valleriite


77 entries listed. 65 valid minerals.

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