(Loja, Persenbeug, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich)
Quarry in complex regional-metamorphic rocks (paragneisses, amphibolites, silicate marbles, graphite marbles; kersantitic and diorite-porphyritic veins).
Located ENE of Persenbeug, in the narrow Loja valley.
The quarry area formerly consisted of three quarries (one left of the road, two right of the road); nowadays there is only one big quarry on the right side.
[Detailed work on mineralogy in prep. (Löffler & Kolitsch); currently (2009) roughly 50 species have been confirmed, based on numerous analyses.]
References:
- R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
- Niedermayr, G. & Brandstätter, F. (2005): 1411: Tochilinit aus der Loja, Niederösterreich. In: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2005): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LIV. Carinthia II, 195/115, 294-295.
- Exel, R. (2008): MEFOS
- Exel, R. (2008): Neuerkenntnisse zur Geologie und Mineralführung der Loja bei Persenbeug im südwestlichen Waldviertel (Moldanubikum der Böhmischen Masse, Niederösterreich) mit einem Beitrag zur zur Geschichte der Steinbrüche und des ehemaligen Grafitbergbaues. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 148, 15-56.
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Map Reference: 48°12'N , 15°6'E
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