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Antimony mine, Stadtschlaining, Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria

Stibnite
Antimony mine, Stadtschlaining, Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria
Antimongrube (Neustift; Bánya; Kurt; Curt), Stadtschlaining (Szalónak; Városszalónak; Schlaining), Oberwart, Burgenland, Österreich

Abandoned antimony mine, which was active since the 18th century. Located 2 km N of Stadtschlaining (formerly Schlaining), NE of Oberwart.
Hydrothermal, stibnite-bearing veins of Tertiary age.

Two mining districts are known: the Kurt (Kurtwald) district (Vinzenz and Mathilde adits; mined since 1893) and the Neustift district (Antoni and Hoffnung adits; W of the 'Tauchental'; mined since 1863). The Neustift district was abandoned in 1980, the Kurt district in 1990, and the whole mine was officially closed in 1991.
The Neustift stibnite occurence was also called Bánya (= "mine").

A mining museum is located in nearby Goberling.

NOTE on the mineral list: Sénarmonite and cervantite appear to only have been found as synthetic crystals from the smelter (Arzruni, 1891; cited in Huber & Huber, 1981). No modern confirmation is available.

References

- HINTERLECHNER, K. (1917): Ueber die alpinen Antimonitvorkommen: Maltern (Nied.-Oesterr.), Schlaining (Ungarn) und Trojane (Krain). Jb. k.-k. Geol. R.-A., 67: 341-404.
- Lehnert-Thiel, K. (1967): Ein Beitrag zur Paragenese und Generationenabfolge in der Antimonlagerstätte von Schlaining/Burgenland - Archiv für Lagerstättenforschung in den Ostalpen, vol.5, p.16-31.
- Verdinek, S. & Huber, P.A. (1968): Bernstein, Schlaining, Rumpersdorf - Mineralienfundstellen im Burgenland. Der Aufschluss, 19, 143-144.
- Huber, S. and Huber, P. (1977): Mineral-Fundstellen Band 8: Oberösterreich, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. C. Weise Verlag, München, 270 pp.
- Tuma, F. (1991): Über Fundstellen im südlichen Burgenland. Mineralien-Welt, 2 (6), 32-40.
- W. Grum, H. E. Frimmel & F. Koller (1992): Sr-Isotopendaten zur Genese der Antimonit-Lagerstatte Schlaining Burgenland. Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft der Geologie und Bergbaustudenten in Österreich, 38, 1992, 73-92.
- R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
- Kolitsch, U. (2009): 1603) Rozenit und Skorodit von der ehemaligen Antimonitgrube bei Stadtschlaining, Burgenland. P. 224 in: Niedermayr, G. et al. (2009): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVIII. Carinthia II, 199/119, 189-236.
- HUBER, S. & P. HUBER (2009b): Die Mineralien der Antimonitlagerstätte Schlaining. S. 133-153. In: Autorenkollektiv (Red. M. A. GÖTZINGER & P. HUBER) (2009): Die Mineralien des Burgenlandes - Geologie, Mineralogie und mineralische Rohstoffe. Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten aus dem Burgenland (WAB), Bd. 126, 256 pp.
- Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2010): 1661) Tetraedrit und Valentinit von der ehemaligen Antimonitgrube bei Stadtschlaining. Pp. 246-247 in Niedermayr et al. (2010): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LIX. Carinthia II, 200./120., 199-260.



External Links

- http://www.kulturburgenland.at/burgen/db/29/ [Link dead. Sep 2011]

Mineral List

Ankerite
Antimony ?
Arsenopyrite
Baryte
Berthierite
Calcite
Cervantite
Chamosite
var: Thuringite ?

'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Gypsum
Idaite ?
Ilmenite
Kermesite
Magnetite
Marcasite
Metastibnite ?
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
var: Fuchsite

Parasymplesite
Pyrite
Quartz
Roméite Group
var: Stibiconite

Rozenite
Safflorite ?
Scorodite
Sénarmontite ?
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Sulphur
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tetrahedrite
Titanite
Valentinite
Vivianite


35 entries listed. 30 valid minerals.

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