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Knappenwand area, Untersulzbach valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria

(Knappenwandgebiet, Untersulzbachtal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich)

Both at the world-famous Knappenwand itself, as well as in its vicinity, copper mineralizations are present in the amphibolites of the Knappenwandmulde series. Relicts of ancient copper mines are located at different places in this area.

Refs.:
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 885.
- Strasser, A. (1989). Die Minerale Salzburgs.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Actinolite
var: Byssolite

'Adularia'
Albite
Altaite
Andradite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Bavenite
Biotite
Bornite
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Cyanotrichite
Diopside
Epidote
Galena
Glaucodot
Hastingsite
Hematite
Ilmenite
Magnetite
Malachite
Marcasite
'Mica Group'
Molybdenite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Rock Crystal
Scheelite
Sphalerite
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Zircon


50 entries listed. 29 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Austria
 
  • Salzburg
    • Hohe Tauern Mts
      • Untersulzbach valley
        • Knappenwand area

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