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Moos, Böckstein, Gastein valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria

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(Moos, Böckstein, Gasteiner Tal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich)

Small outcrop of a granite-gneiss, disseminated by aplite and pegmatite veins.
The rock has the same composition as in the municipal quarry, which is located only about 500 m further west.
Located about 1 km east of Böckstein.



References:
- A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989





Mineral List:
  		•  'Adularia'
    KAlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Aeschynite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		(O,OH)
     
    6
    Habit: short-prismatic crystals
    Colour: dark brown
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Gadolinite-(Y)
    Y
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Be
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Habit: crystals to 5 mm, frequently double-terminated
    Colour: greyish green
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
    Site Photo
    Moos, Böckstein, Gastein valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
    © mslama
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Habit: thin tabular crystals
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  'Monazite'
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Synchysite-(Y)
    Ca(Y,Ce)[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Colour: pinkish yellow
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Colour: milky pale pink
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
    Site Photo
    Moos, Böckstein, Gastein valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria
    © AL


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