Schendleck (Schendlegg), Großau, Reichenau an der Rax, Industrieviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

Latitude: 47°41'57"N
Longitude: 15°45'41"E

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Schendleck (Schendlegg), Großau, Reichenau an der Rax, Industrieviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich

Fe mining area (prospects in the upper Großau valley).

Four adits are known:
Fischer adit (started 1900, 280m long): N 47°41`44,5`` E 15°46`24,4``
Ritter von Prayer Unterbau (started 1843): N 47°41`56,3`` E 15°46`28,5``
Großauer (= Schmitten) adit: N 47°41`55,0`` E 15°46`38,8``
Antoni adit: N 47°41`56,6`` E 15°45`40,5``

Mining history similiar to the Hirschwang district although (Fe) mining continued in Schendleck into the 20th century.

Mineralogically well known for small but beautiful cuprite crystals, chalcopyrite crystals, quartz crystals and arsenopyrite.

References

- Friedrich, O. M. (1936): Beiträge zur Kenntnis steirischer Erzvorkommen. Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für Steiermark 73, 10-18. [http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/MittNatVerSt_73_0010-0018.pdf]
- Exel, R. (1993): Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs. Author's own edition.
- Pohl, W., and Belocky, R. (1999): Metamorphism and metallogeny in the Eastern Alps. Mineralium Deposita 34, 614-629.
- Hackenberg, M. (2003): Bergbau im Semmeringgebiet - Arch.f.Lagerst.forsch. Geol. B.-A., vol.24, p.5-97.
- Kharbish, S., Götzinger, M. & Beran, A. (2007): Schendleck-type fahlore: an unusual varying tetrahedrite-tennantite solid solution. Mitt. Österreich. Mineral. Ges. 153, 283-290.
- Kharbish, S., Götzinger, M. & Beran, A. (2007): Contribution to the chemical composition and homogeneity of some Austrian fahlores. Mitt. Österreich. Mineral. Ges. 153, 60. (Abs.)

Mineral List

17 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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