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Pfitsch pass, Zamser Grund (Zams valley), Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

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Pfitsch pass, Zamser Grund, Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Photo: 2002 John H. Betts
Latitude: 46°59'43"N
Longitude: 11°39'36"E
Pfitscher Joch, Zamser Grund (Zamser Tal), Zillertal, Nordtirol, Tirol, Österreich

Clefts in talc schists, chlorite schists and biotite schists in the vicinity of the Pfitscher Joch. Mineral finds have also been reported from the Italian side of the pass (see http://www.mindat.org/loc-31954.html).

References

- R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Actinolite
Albite
Anatase
Celestine
var: Barian Celestine

'Chabazite'
'Chlorite Group'
Fluorapatite
var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Gahnite
Grossular ?
Ilmenite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Limonite
Magnesite
var: Breunnerite

Magnetite
'Margarodite'
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Rock Crystal
Rutile
var: Nigrine
Schorl
Talc
Titanite
Xenotime-(Y)
Zircon


27 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Austria

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