Krom mine (Kuchel mine; Steinmannl; Steinmanndl; Anhalter Hütte - Kromsattel area), Heiterwand, Nassereith, Imst - Nassereith District, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 47° 18' 11'' North , 10° 40' 44'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 47.30310,10.67896 |
| Other regions containing this locality: | The Alps, Europe |
| Köppen climate type: | ET : Tundra |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Bergbau Krom (Kuchelzeche; Steinmannl; Steinmanndl; Gebiet Anhalter Hütte - Kromsattel), Heiterwand, Nassereith, Revier Imst - Nassereith, Nordtirol, Tirol, Österreich |
Old mines and prospects that worked Pb-Zn mineralisation in limestone.
Several old adits are still visible.
Located on the western end of the Heiterwand, W of Nassereith and NW of Imst.
Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Rhaetian - Carnian 201.3 - 237 Ma ID: 2614316 | Age: Late Triassic (201.3 - 237 Ma) Description: marine deposits Comments: Upper Austroalpine (locally Lower Austroalpine in the Stubai Alps) Lithology: Limestone, dolostone, marlstone Reference: Toloczyki, M., P. Trurnit, A. Voges, H. Wittekindt, A. Zitzmann. Geological Map of Germany 1:M. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe. [94] |
| Middle Triassic 237 - 247.2 Ma ID: 2347590 | Biogene Sedimentgesteine und Evaporite Age: Middle Triassic (237 - 247.2 Ma) Lithology: Biogenic carbonate rocks and evaporite Reference: Geological Institute. Geological Map of Switzerland 1:500,000. isbn: 3906723399. University of Bern. [49] |
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References
Vohryzka, K. (1968): Die Erzlagerstätten von Nordtirol und ihr Verhältnis zur alpinen Tektonik. Jb. Geol. B.-A, 111, 3–88.
Sidiropoulous, L. (1983): Zn-Pb-Vererzungen in Breccienzonen triadischer Karbonatgesteine der Nordtiroler Kalkalpen (zwischen Telfs, Biberwier, Nassereith und Imst). Veröffentl. d. Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum 63, 115-133.
Steck, C. & Kolitsch, U. (2017): 2019) Cerussit und Wulfenit aus den Bergbauen Krom bzw. Kuchelzeche (Steinmannl), Lechtaler Alpen, Nordtirol. P. 233 in Walter, F. et al. (2017): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVI. Carinthia II, 207./127., 217-284.