Uranium mine, Forstau, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Uranium mine | Mine |
| Forstau | Municipality |
| St. Johann im Pongau District | District |
| Salzburg | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 13° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
45016
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45016:5
GUID (UUID V4):
1529ae6c-9b59-4249-abe0-4e4a1e6c2f3e
Name(s) in local language(s):
Urangrube, Forstau, Forstautal, RadstΓ€dter Tauern, Salzburg, Γsterreich
Sedimentary uranium deposit with later stage metamorphic and diagenetic alteration. The ore - a mixture of pitchblende and pyrite (most of the other ore minerals do only occur in microscopic quantities) - is included in sericite-quartzite lenses, which form several layers in phyllites and quartz-phyllites of the Radstatt series. This zone in which the uranium is very inhomogeneously distributed, extends from the Taurach valley in the southwest to Styria in the east.
The mine near Forstau worked rich mineralizations in different layers, from two levels, the Barbara adit and the West adit. Exposures with a similar mineralization are found in some places further south in the valley.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| β Coffinite ? Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| β Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Graphite Formula: C |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Nickelskutterudite Formula: (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β 'UM1981-24-SiO:CaU' ? Formula: ~(Ca,K,Ba)U8Si2O21 |
| β 'UM1981-25-SiO:CaU' ? Formula: ~(Ca,Mg,K,Ba)U7Si4O21 |
| β 'UM1981-26-SiO:CaU' ? Formula: ~(Ca,K,Mg)U3Si11O29 (?) |
| β 'UM1981-28-SiO:CaU' ? Formula: ~(Ca,K,Ba)U5Si11O33 |
| β 'UM1984-39-SiO:U' Formula: U3SiO8 |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| β Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
| β 'Wad' |
| β Zippeite ? Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| β | Nickelskutterudite | 2.EC.05 | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| β | var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Zippeite ? | 7.EC.05 | K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) Β· 3H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Coffinite ? | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) Β· nH2O |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Wad' | - | |
| β | 'UM1981-24-SiO:CaU' ? | - | ~(Ca,K,Ba)U8Si2O21 |
| β | 'UM1981-25-SiO:CaU' ? | - | ~(Ca,Mg,K,Ba)U7Si4O21 |
| β | 'UM1981-28-SiO:CaU' ? | - | ~(Ca,K,Ba)U5Si11O33 |
| β | 'UM1981-26-SiO:CaU' ? | - | ~(Ca,K,Mg)U3Si11O29 (?) |
| β | 'UM1984-39-SiO:U' | - | U3SiO8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Austria
- Lower Tauern (Niedere Tauern)Mountain Range
- Salzburg
- Forstau valleyValley
- Radstadt TauernMountain Range
- Schladminger Tauern
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
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