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A10 Highway tunnel, Katschberg Mt., Rennweg, Hafner group, Hohe Tauern Mts, Carinthia, Austria

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(A10 Autobahntunnel (Katschbergtunnel), Katschberg, Rennweg, Hafnergruppe, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Österreich)

Mineralizations in finely crystallized marbles. Since the tunnel is located on the border between Salzburg and Carinthia, specimens can be labelled as coming either from Salzburg or from Carinthia. The minerals listed here are only those reported from the Carinthian side. Located NW of Rennweg.
Note on the cleusonite reported from the tunnel: it is unknown if the sample has been found on the Carinthian or on the Salzburg side of the tunnel.

The tunnel was originally built as a single tube only. A second tube is built since 2005.


Refs.:
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 163./83.: 108-109 (1973)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 165./85.:15 (1975)
- J. Mörtl: Der Karinthin 92:237-243 (1985)
- J. E. Zirkl: Die Eisenblüte 7(17):31-35 (1986)
- G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens (1995)





Mineral List:
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [H. Meixner: Carinthia II 165./85.:15 (1975)]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [J. Mörtl: Der Karinthin 92:237-243 (1985)]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [H. Meixner: Carinthia II 163./83.: 108-109 (1973)]
  		•  Cleusonite
    (Pb,Sr)(U
    4+
     
    		,U
    6+
     
    		)(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Zn)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    18
    		(O,OH)
     
    38
    Reference: [Niedermayr, G. et al. (2007): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LVI. Carinthia II, 197/117, 149-190.]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [J. Mörtl: Der Karinthin 92:237-243 (1985)]
  		•  Goyazite
    SrAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [H. Meixner: Carinthia II 163./83.: 108-109 (1973)]
  		•  Magnesite
    var: Breunnerite
    (Mg,Fe)[CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [H. Meixner: Carinthia II 165./85.:15 (1975)]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [H. Meixner: Carinthia II 163./83.: 108-109 (1973)]
  		•  Millerite
    NiS
    Reference: [J. Mörtl: Der Karinthin 92:237-243 (1985)]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [H. Meixner: Carinthia II 163./83.: 108-109 (1973)]
  		•  Nacrite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [J. Mörtl: Der Karinthin 92:237-243 (1985)]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
    Reference: [H. Meixner: Carinthia II 165./85.:15 (1975)]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]


    17 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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