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A2 Highway tunnel, Falkenberg Mt., Kreuzbergl massif, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria

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(A2 Autobahntunnel, Falkenberg, Kreuzbergl-Massiv, Klagenfurt, Kärnten, Österreich)

During the construction of the tunnel, central alpine rocks (micaschists, gneisses, amphibolites), rocks of the Magdalensberg series (tufas, chlorite schists, diabases), as well as siliceous carbonatites of unknown geological origin were cut. Located in the western Kreuzbergl massif, about 5 km WNW of Klagenfurt.

Refs.:
G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter: Carinthia II 83./103.:270-272 (1993)
G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter, F. Litscher, J. Mörtl: Mineralienwelt 4(4):10-11 (1993)
G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens (1995)
J. Taucher: Carinthia II 187./107.:173 (1997)





 Map Reference: 46°38'N , 14°15'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Adularia'
    KAlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Allanite-(Ce)
    {CaCe}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [J. Taucher: Carinthia II 187./107.:173 (1997)]
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter: Carinthia II 83./103.:270-272 (1993)]
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter: Carinthia II 83./103.:270-272 (1993)]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter: Carinthia II 83./103.:270-272 (1993)]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter: Carinthia II 83./103.:270-272 (1993)]
  		•  'Heulandite'
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter: Carinthia II 83./103.:270-272 (1993)]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [J. Taucher: Carinthia II 187./107.:173 (1997)]
  		•  Lanthanite-(La)
    (La,Ce)
     
    2
    		[CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Laumontite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [J. Taucher: Carinthia II 187./107.:173 (1997)]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Mordenite
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca,K
     
    2
    		)Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    24
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Opal
    var: Opal-AN
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
    Reference: []
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [J. Taucher: Carinthia II 187./107.:173 (1997)]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [G. Niedermayr, F. Brandstätter: Carinthia II 83./103.:270-272 (1993)]


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