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Knappenberg, Hirschwang an der Rax, Reichenau an der Rax, Industrieviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

Azurite
Knappenberg, Hirschwang an der Rax, Reichenau an der Rax, Industrieviertel, Lower Austria, Austria
Knappenberg, Hirschwang an der Rax, Reichenau an der Rax, Industrieviertel, Niederösterreich, Österreich

Large Fe-Cu mining area.

Three districts:
- Hirschwang district: Unterer Baptiststollen, Oberer Baptiststollen, Heilige-Kreuz-Stollen
- Main district: Breunerstollen, Martinistollen, Hofrat-Raab-Stollen, Mariahilfstollen, Barbarastollen, Josefistollen, Hörzerstollen, Lobkowitzstollen, Gersdorffstollen
- W district: Floriani-Dreifaltigkeitsstollen, Syboldstollen, Wegstollen, Ganstrintagbau

Prehistoric beginning (Cu?), Medieval mining, intense mining between 1601-1903.

Mineral List

Albite
Aragonite
var: Flos Ferri

Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Baryte
Bornite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Cinnabar
Copper
Covellite
Cuprite
'Glaskopf'
Gold
Graphite
Hematite
Langite
Limonite
Malachite
Melanterite
var: Cuprian Melanterite

Muscovite
var: Sericite

Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite
Quartz
Siderite
Silver
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Vivianite
'Wad'


30 entries listed. 24 valid minerals.

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References

- Hackenberg, M. (2003): Bergbau im Semmeringgebiet - Arch. f. Lagerst.forsch. Geol. B.-A., 24, 5-97.

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