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Kniebeißgraben, Naßfeld valley, Gastein valley, Hohe Tauern Mts, Salzburg, Austria

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(Kniebeißgraben, Naßfelder Tal, Gasteiner Tal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Österreich)

Mineralized clefts in the Kniebeißgraben, a rift on the southeastern side of the lower Naßfeld valley.
Ref.: A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  'Adularia'
    KAlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Habit: rectangular tabular crystals to 0.3 mm
    Colour: dark brown, transparent
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Bavenite
    Ca
     
    4
    		Be
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    26
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Habit: cubes to 2 cm along the edges
    Colour: green and violet, colour-zoned
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Gypsum
    var: Selenite
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  'Heulandite'
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Laumontite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Milarite
    K
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		Al
     
    2
    		Be
     
    4
    		Si
     
    24
    		O
     
    60
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: minute six-sided prismatic crystals
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Opal
    var: Opal-AN
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Phenakite
    Be
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Habit: acicular prisms to 3 mm
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Milky Quartz
    Habit: crystals to 20 cm
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989]


    18 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Gastein valley
          • Naßfeld valley
            • Kniebeißgraben

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