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Alte Zeche Mine, Schwazer Eisenstein, Arzberg Mt., Schwaz, Brixlegg - Schwaz area, Inn valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

(Alte Zeche, Schwazer Eisenstein, Arzberg, Schwaz, Brixlegg - Schwaz area, Inn valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria)

Ancient silver and iron mine in the Schwazer Eisenstein Fe deposit. The mine was famous for its rich silver ores for which it was initially worked. Apart from silver and iron, several tons of bismuth were recovered from bismuthian tetrahedrite.

Ref.:
Lapis 19(7/8):13-78 (1994)





Mineral List:
  • Acanthite
  • Annabergite
  • Arsenopyrite
  • Baryte
  • Bournonite
  • 'Chalcedony'
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Covellite
  • Galena
  • Nickeline ?
  • Pyrargyrite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Siderite
  • Tetrahedrite
       var: Argentian Tetrahedrite
       var: Bismuthian Tetrahedrite


    17 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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