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Gypsum mine, Moosegg (Grubach), Golling, Salzburg, Austria

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(Gipsabbau, Moosegg (Grubach), Golling, Salzburg, Österreich)

Large dome of gypsum, resting on a layer of anhydrite, both of which are mined from an open cut since the late 19th century. Host rocks are marls, limestones and dolomites of the Gutenstein formation. The gypsum also includes clays, Werfen slates and altered volcanic rocks. In some places of the deposit, sulphidic mineralizations occur, including a suite of rare lead sulphosalts:

BAUMHAUERITE-SPHALERITE MINERALIZATION with minor dufrénoysite (?), enargite, galena, sulphur, pyrite and seligmannite. Within an area of several square meters on the upper level, this association formed a thin horizon with a height of a few cms. The minerals are believed to have formed from sediments in the surrounding dolomites.
GALENA-SPHALERITE MINERALIZATION with minor sulphur, pyrite and jordanite. These minerals occur either finely dispersed, or as small crystals in veinlets, in contact zones of gypsum and anhydrite.

Located at Moosegg, about 4 km NE of Golling.



References:
- A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989).





 Map Reference: 47°37'N , 13°13'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)]
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Bassanite
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 0.5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Baumhauerite
    Pb
     
    3
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    9
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Blödite
    Na
     
    2
    		Mg(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Dufrénoysite ?
    Pb
     
    2
    		As
     
    2
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Enargite
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
    Site Photo
    Gypsum mine, Moosegg (Grubach), Golling, Salzburg, Austria
     
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Glauberite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Gypsum
    var: Selenite
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Halite
    NaCl
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Jordanite
    Pb
     
    14
    		(As,Sb)
     
    6
    		S
     
    23
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Magnesioriebeckite
    [ ][Na
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Mirabilite
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Seligmannite
    PbCuAsS
     
    3
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]
  		•  Thenardite
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    Reference: [A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs (1989)]


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