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Lafatsch valley (Hinterau valley), Karwendel Mts, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

(Lafatscher Tal (Hinterautal), Karwendelgebirge, Nordtirol, Tirol, Österreich)

Sedimentary Pb-Zn deposit in triassic limestones of the Wetterstein formation. The mineralizations extend over a distance of about 7.5 km, from the Kasten Alp in the west to the Vomper Loch (Vomperloch) in the east. The deposit was intermittently worked in the past by several mines east of the Kasten Alp, south of the Halleranger Alp and in the upper Vomper Loch. From 1951 to 1954, an exploration adit (Stefanie adit) was driven from the Kasten Alp to the southwest. The reserves are estimated to 4 million tons of ores, with lead and zinc contents of 1.5 wt-% and 8 wt-%, respectively.



References:
- SCHULZ, O. (1981): Die Pb-Zn-Erzlagerstätte Lafatsch – Vomperloch (Karwendelgebirge, Tirol). Veröffentl. d. Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum 61: 55-104.
- R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)




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


Mineral List:
'Ammonite
var: Ammolite'

Anhydrite
Calcite
Cerussite
Descloizite
Fluorite
Galena
Greenockite
Gypsum
Hemimorphite
Hydrozincite
Limonite
Loseyite ?
'Marble
var: Lumachelle'

Marcasite
Pyrite
Quartz
'Schalenblende'
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Sulphur
Wulfenite
Wurtzite


23 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Austria
 
  • Tyrol
    • North Tyrol
      • Karwendel Mts
        • Lafatsch valley (Hinterau valley)

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