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Serpentinite quarry, Griesserhof (Gulitzen; Gullitzen), Hirt, Friesach - Hüttenberg area, Carinthia, Austria

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(Serpentinitbruch, Griesserhof (Gulitzen; Gullitzen), Hirt, Region Friesach - Hüttenberg, Kärnten, Österreich)

Abandoned quarry in antigorite-serpentinite with numerous mineralized fissures and clefts.
Located near Hirt, about 5 km NW of Althofen.



References:
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 11:255-257 (1950)
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 13:25-29 (1951)
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 17:119-122 (1952)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 144./64.:18 (1954)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II, special ed. no. 20, 95-106 (1956)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 149./69.:44-49 (1959)
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 49:44-45 (1963)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 153./73.:125-126 (1963)
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 48:17-20 (1963)
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 54:203-210 (1966)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 157./77.:91-92 (1967)
- H. Meixner: TMPM 3(13):346-348 (1969)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II, special ed. no. 28:245-251 (1971)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 165./85.:20 (1975)
- H. Meixner: Der Karinthin 75:263-267 (1976)
- H. Meixner: Carinthia II 169./89.:21-22 (1979)
- I. Anglberger: Der Karinthin 91:195-198 (1984)
- I. Praetzel: Der Karinthin 93:293-301 (1985)
- G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens (1995)




Group 1 - Elements
  		• Awaruite1.AE.20
    Ni
     
    3
    		Fe
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Bournonite2.GA.50
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
  		• Heazlewoodite2.BB.05
    Ni
     
    3
    		S
     
    2
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Maucherite2.AB.15
    Ni
     
    11
    		As
     
    8
  		• Millerite2.CC.20
    NiS
  		• Nickeline2.CC.05
    NiAs
  		• Pentlandite2.BB.15
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
      var: Bravoite2.EB.05a
    (Fe,Ni)S
     
    2
  		• Pyrrhotite2.CC.10
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
  		• Violarite2.DA.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Ni
    3+
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Anatase4.DD.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Bindheimite4.DH.20
    Pb
     
    2
    		Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
  		• Chromite4.BB.05
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Ilmenite4.CB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
  		• Lepidocrocite4.FE.15
    γ-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Perovskite4.CC.30
    CaTiO
     
    3
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
      var: Amethyst4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
      var: Rock Crystal4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Ankerite5.AB.10
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Aragonite5.AB.15
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Hydromagnesite5.DA.05
    Mg
     
    5
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Magnesite5.AB.05
    MgCO
     
    3
      var: Breunnerite5.AB.05
    (Mg,Fe)[CO
     
    3
    		]
      var: Mesitine Spar5.AB.05
    (Mg,Fe)[CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Siderite5.AB.05
    FeCO
     
    3
  		• Strontianite5.AB.15
    SrCO
     
    3
  		• Zaratite5.DA.15
    Ni
     
    3
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)(OH)
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Celestine7.AD.35
    SrSO
     
    4
  		• Copiapite7.DB.35
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 20H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Morenosite ?7.CB.40
    NiSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Annabergite8.CE.40
    Ni
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
      var: Magnesian Annabergite8.CE.40
    (Ni,Mg)
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Erythrite8.CE.40
    Co
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hörnesite8.CE.40
    Mg
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Actinolite9.DE.10
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
  		• Antigorite9.ED.15
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
  		• Biotite9..
  		• Chrysotile9.ED.15
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Clinochlore
    var: Leuchtenbergite    		9.EC.55
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Enstatite9.DA.05
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Talc9.EC.05
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Tremolite9.DE.10
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
  		• Zircon9.AD.30
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Chalcedony'-
  		• 'Garnet Group'-
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
  		• 'Olivine'-
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• 'Serpentine Group'-
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Tourmaline'-


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