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Erzwies mining area, Bad Hofgastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austriai
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Erzwies mining area, Gastein valley, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 5' 50'' North , 13° 2' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.09738,13.03991
GeoHash:
G#: u237btz65
GRN:
N32E07
Type:
Mining Region
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
44634
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44634:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d449726a-dfd3-43b6-b282-29853f6244cc
Other Languages:
German:
Erzwiesgebiet, Bad Hofgastein, Bezirk St. Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, Γ–sterreich


The old gold mining area of Erzwies (literally "ore meadow") reaches from the Bockhartscharte in the south (2450 m asl) for more than 2 km toward the Anger valley (Angertal), where the lower-most adit (2200 m asl) is located.

There are two types of ore mineralisation:
- Quarz/carbonate (ankerite or Mn-bearing magnesite-siderite) veins (NNE-trending) in metamorphosed Jurassic limestone and dolostone host gold and various sulphides.
- Older quartz veins (~70, E-W-trending; 2200-2440 m asl) hosted by Variscan metagranitoids contain various sulphosalts.

The location is approximate, based on the map in Makovicky et al. (2010) and Google Maps, rather than an on-site measurement.

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Mineral List

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

43 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Benjaminite
Formula: Ag3Bi7S12
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Habit: prismatic crystals to 5 cm
β“˜ Bismutite ?
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cosalite
Formula: Pb2Bi2S5
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Dantopaite (TL)
Formula: Ag5Bi13S22
Type Locality:
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Erzwiesite (TL)
Formula: Ag8Pb12Bi16S40
Type Locality:
β“˜ Eskimoite
Formula: Ag7Pb10Bi15S36
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'Gustavite-Lillianite Series'
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ HeyrovskΓ½ite
Formula: Pb6Bi2S9
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Krupkaite
Formula: PbCuBi3S6
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Habit: pseudomorphs after pyrite and ankerite, to several cm
β“˜ 'Magnesite-Siderite Series'
β“˜ Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
Description: Originally described as schapbachite
β“˜ Ourayite
Formula: Ag3Pb4Bi5S13
β“˜ Pavonite
Formula: AgBi3S5
β“˜ Pitticite ?
Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Habit: crusts with a resinous appearance
Colour: reddish brown
β“˜ Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Habit: scepters to 4 cm
β“˜ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
βœͺ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Habit: crystals to 3 cm
Colour: orange
Fluorescence: orange-yellow
β“˜ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
Habit: inclusions in limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Vikingite
Formula: Ag5Pb8Bi13S30

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena
var. Silver-bearing Galena		2.CD.10PbS with Ag
β“˜2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Krupkaite2.HB.05aPbCuBi3S6
β“˜Dantopaite (TL)2.JA.05Ag5Bi13S22
β“˜Pavonite2.JA.05aAgBi3S5
β“˜Benjaminite2.JA.05eAg3Bi7S12
β“˜Matildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
β“˜Cosalite2.JB.10Pb2Bi2S5
β“˜Vikingite2.JB.40aAg5Pb8Bi13S30
β“˜Erzwiesite (TL)2.JB.40aAg8Pb12Bi16S40
β“˜HeyrovskΓ½ite2.JB.40bPb6Bi2S9
β“˜Eskimoite2.JB.40bAg7Pb10Bi15S36
β“˜Ourayite2.JB.40cAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Bismutite ?5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Pitticite ?8.DB.05(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Magnesite-Siderite Series'-
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'Gustavite-Lillianite Series'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Hβ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Oβ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ EskimoiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Sβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Sβ“˜ OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Sβ“˜ PavoniteAgBi3S5
Sβ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
Sβ“˜ HeyrovskΓ½itePb6Bi2S9
Sβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Sβ“˜ DantopaiteAg5Bi13S22
Sβ“˜ ErzwiesiteAg8Pb12Bi16S40
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Feβ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Asβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Agβ“˜ EskimoiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36
Agβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Agβ“˜ OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Agβ“˜ PavoniteAgBi3S5
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
Agβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Agβ“˜ DantopaiteAg5Bi13S22
Agβ“˜ ErzwiesiteAg8Pb12Bi16S40
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Pbβ“˜ EskimoiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Pbβ“˜ OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Pbβ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
Pbβ“˜ HeyrovskΓ½itePb6Bi2S9
Pbβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Pbβ“˜ ErzwiesiteAg8Pb12Bi16S40
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Biβ“˜ CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Biβ“˜ EskimoiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36
Biβ“˜ KrupkaitePbCuBi3S6
Biβ“˜ MatilditeAgBiS2
Biβ“˜ OurayiteAg3Pb4Bi5S13
Biβ“˜ PavoniteAgBi3S5
Biβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Biβ“˜ VikingiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30
Biβ“˜ HeyrovskΓ½itePb6Bi2S9
Biβ“˜ DantopaiteAg5Bi13S22
Biβ“˜ ErzwiesiteAg8Pb12Bi16S40

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References

Exner, C. (1957): ErlΓ€uterungen zur geologischen Karte der Umgebung von Gastein 1 : 50.000 (Ausgabe 1956). Geologische Bundesanstalt, Wien, 168 pp.
HΓΆfer, G. (2001): Genese der Silber-Blei-Zink-LagerstΓ€tten im Erzwies-Revier bei Bad Hofgastein, Salzburg; Geologische Arbeiten. UnverΓΆff. Ber. Univ. Salzburg, 64 pp.
Makovicky, E., Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Zagler, G. (2010) Dantopaite, Ag5Bi13S22, the 6P natural member of the pavonite homologous series, from Erzwies, Austria. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 467-481 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.467
mfzr.org (n.d.) http://mfzr.org/Goldbergbau/neu12/angertal1.html
Unterweissacher, T.F. (2013) Stabile Isotopengeothermometer angewendet an ausgewΓ€hlten gangfΓΆrmigen Erzvorkommen der Ostalpen. Dissertation, Montan-UniversitΓ€t Leoben, 124 pp.
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