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Emerald from
Emerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Beryl var: Emerald
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Comments:Best European Emerald locality.
Habit:Hexagonal prisms.
Colour:Light to dark emerald green
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Biotiteā“˜7 photos of Emerald associated with Biotite at this locality.
Aquamarineā“˜4 photos of Emerald associated with Aquamarine at this locality.
Talcā“˜3 photos of Emerald associated with Talc at this locality.
Quartzā“˜2 photos of Emerald associated with Quartz at this locality.
Berylā“˜2 photos of Emerald associated with Beryl at this locality.
Phenakiteā“˜2 photos of Emerald associated with Phenakite at this locality.
Chlorite Groupā“˜2 photos of Emerald associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Phlogopiteā“˜2 photos of Emerald associated with Phlogopite at this locality.
Tremoliteā“˜2 photos of Emerald associated with Tremolite at this locality.
Actinoliteā“˜2 photos of Emerald associated with Actinolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Emerald data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (82 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47658:6
GUID (UUID V4):7b63511a-79dc-4c56-9a52-16db88061309
Nearest other occurrences of Emerald
0.3km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Leckbachscharte, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
0.6km (0.4 miles) ā“˜Sedl, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
3.7km (2.3 miles) ā“˜BreitfuƟ, BreitfuƟ - GroƟer Finagl area, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
4.2km (2.6 miles) ā“˜Kesselkarscharte, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
5.0km (3.1 miles) ā“˜Schneegrube, Scharnbachgraben, Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
8.1km (5.1 miles) ā“˜Western ore field, Mittersill Scheelite deposit, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
Burmese Sapphire and Peridot from Mogok History of Emerald Mining at Habachtal, Part I New Regular Feature:...Peridot from Mogok and a History of Emerald Mining in Habachtal, Austria Duncan Pay FEATURE ARTICLES p....spectroscopic, and chemical features of peridot from this deposit, which possesses a rich olive green color and is...large sizes. 338 History of Emerald Mining in the Habachtal Deposit of Austria, Part I p. 347 Karl Schmetzer...region, which is regarded as one of the earliest emerald deposits. p. 373 REGULAR FEATURES 372 Lab Notes
Journal (issue)
Yellow Topaz from Saxony, Germany History of Emerald Mining at Habachtal, Part II New Regular Feature:...No. 1 EDITORIAL 1 Yellow Topaz from Germany, Emerald Mining in Austriaā€™s Habachtal Region, A Return...behavior. 18 History of Emerald Mining in the Habachtal Deposit of Austria, Part II Karl Schmetzer The...two-part series on the mining history of Austrian emerald deposits in the Habachtal region. p. 40 REGULAR...nickel impurities ā€¢ Nail-head spicule in a Russian emerald ā€¢ Dyed fluorite ā€¢ Repaired grandidierite ā€¢ New
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consistent with a sedimentary source origin. Type IA emerald REE patterns have upturns in the heavy REE (La/YbCC...occurring in Archaean host rocks. Modeling of type IA emerald compositions indicates that they form from magmatic...crustal protoliths. This geochemical signature links emerald formation with continental suture zones. Diamonds...that plate tectonic processes have led to emerald deposit formation since at least the Archaean. doi...that is responsible for the vivid green color of emerald [2]. Emeralds are scarce commodities requiring
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minerals Review Emerald Deposits: A Review and Enhanced Classification Gaston Giuliani 1, *, Lee A....February 2019   Abstract: Although emerald deposits are relatively rare, they can be formed...systems and models currently used to describe emerald precipitation and predict its occurrence are too...mode of formation for some emerald deposits. Generally speaking, emerald is beryl with sufficient concentrations...crystals. The limiting factor in the formation of emerald is geological conditions resulting in an environment
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1529-1541 (2006) THE EMERALD- AND SPODUMENE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS OF THE RIST EMERALD MINE, HIDDENITE, NORTH...the paragenesis and mineral compositions of the emerald occurrence at the Rist mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina...and to examine the possible relationship between emerald and spodumene mineralization and granitic pegmatites...are calcite, amethystine quartz, spodumene and emerald. The early stage of vein development is characterized...with granitic pegmatite was observed. Keywords: emerald, chromian spodumene, hydrothermal quartz vein,
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from South Baldface Mountain, North Chatham, Carroll County, and the Sugarloaf Mountain area, Grafton County...Government pit at Albany, the Iron Mountain quarries at Bartlett, Green Mountain near Effingham, and the Hamm...and Rutherford mine pegmatites, of the Amelia district, Amelia County, and as irregular grains replacing...replacing beryl at the Irish Creek tin deposit, Rockbridge County, Virginia. Well-formed crystals from the...reportedly reached 5 cm in length although the Amelia district is perhaps better known for micro-sized phenakite
Journal (issue)
3 341 EMERALD FROM HABACHTAL by E. J. GƜBELIN, Ph.D., C.G., F.G.A. T H E emerald deposit of Habachtal...Habachtal, in Austria, is discussed in some detail in this paper not only because it is the only source of...practically no authoritative literature on the deposit exists in the English language. 10Ā» n T h e initial...relatively unknown but nevertheless very interesting deposit in the Habachtal area differed by any local characteristics... HISTORY T h e occurrence of emeralds in the Salzburg Alps was already known to the Romans who did not
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Blackwall Sequences in the Habachtal Emerald Deposit, ttohe Tauern, Austria Part 1 : Presentation of Geochemical...accepted May 27, 1981 Summary The Habachtal emerald deposit, Hohe Tauern, is composed of blackwall sequences...to the classical work of Fersmann (1929), the emerald deposits of the Tokowoja area (Ural mountains,...phenakite, partly depleted in K, Biotite schists with emerald, alexandrite, phenakite, margarite, and tourmaline...Talc schist, Serpentinite. In the Habachtal emerald deposit (Tauern window) - the only notable source of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / o r e g e o r ev Emerald deposits and occurrences: A review L.A. Groat a...Available online 22 April 2008 Keywords: Emerald deposits Emerald occurrences Crystal chemistry Geochemistry...isotopes Classiļ¬cation Exploration A B S T R A C T Emerald, the green gem variety of beryl, is the third most...emeralds. However there is speculation that the emerald mines in Colombia are becoming depleted. Brazil...of world emerald production. Emeralds have also been mined in Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE REGAL RIDGE EMERALD SHOWING, SOUTHEASTERN YUKON LEE A. GROATĀ§ Department...discovered a major occurrence of emerald in the Finlayson Lake district of southeastern Yukon. The Regal...contact with a mid-Cretaceous granitic pluton. The emerald crystals occur where quartz veins cut mica-rich...chromophore. Fluid-inclusion data indicate that the emerald precipitated from a fluid whose maximum salinity...equivalent. The oxygen isotopic composition of the emerald is highly variable (12.3 to 14.8ā€°), but there is
Report (issue)
our way through the competĀ­ itive minefield of emerald science, much of John's contribuĀ­ tion to this...any other opinion. extraLapis English No. 2: Emerald The Most Valuable Beryl The Most Precious Gemstone...we ā€¢ pay tribute to John Sinkankas to whom this emerald issue is dedicated. John Sinkankas wrote more...than 15 books including his 1981 definitive work Emerald and Other Beryls. He set standards for authors...them. We are grateful to him and hope that you will see his influence here in Emeralds of the World and in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluidā€“rock interaction in the Habachtal emerald deposit, Tauern Window, Austria Robert B. Trumbull Ɔ Marc-Sebastian...from the Habachtal emerald deposit in the Eastern Alps formed together with emerald in a ductile shear...zone during blackwall alteration and tourmaline-emerald mineralization. A regional metamorphic fluid carried...distinction of hosting one of Europeā€™s few important emerald deposits. Habachtal emeralds were systematically...(Grundmann and Morteani 1982, 1989) established that emerald formation was related to blackwall metasomatism
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alexandrov Ć” D. H. Piat Oxygen isotope systematics of emerald: relevance for its origin and geological signiĀ®cance...March 1998 Abstract Oxygen isotopic composition of emerald from 62 occurrences and deposits in the world reveals...d18O-values for each deposit are restricted and can be used to determine the origin of emerald from the world's...world's most important producers. The d18Ovalue of emerald appears to be a Ā®ngerprint of its origin, especially...quality from Colombia (eastern emerald zone, d18O Āˆ +16.8 Ā‹ 0.1&; western emerald zone, d18O Āˆ +21.2 Ā‹ 0.5&)
Book
undertake the task of abridging my much larger book, Emerald and Other Beryls (Chilton Book Co, 1981) to provide...literature, Mr Readā€™s task was far from simple and I am most grateful for his discriminating selection of...xiii Chapter 1 Emerald and beryl in antiquity 1 Emerald in ancient Egypt 1 Emerald and beryl in ancient...10 Large European emerald objects 13 The Emerald Buddha 14 The Budhaā€™s tooth emerald 15 Hernando Contez...use of beryls in the Americas 15 Chapter 2 Emerald and beryl in medieval and modern Europe 18 Biblical
Book
undertake the task of abridging my much larger book, Emerald and Other Beryls (Chilton Book Co, 1981) to provide...literature, Mr Read's task was far from simple and I am most grateful for his discriminating selection of...Chapter 1 Emerald and beryl in antiquity xiii 1 Emerald in ancient Egypt 1 Emerald and beryl in...Pliny's Natural History 10 Large European emerald objects 13 The Emerald Buddha 14 The Budha's tooth emeraid...use of beryls in the Americas 15 Chapter 2 Emerald and beryl in medieval and ~odern Europe 18 Biblical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Manuscript Major and trace element geochemistry of emerald from several deposits: Implications for genetic...Vito, Major and trace element geochemistry of emerald from several deposits: Implications for genetic...pertain. Major and trace element geochemistry of emerald from several deposits: Implications for genetic...report the chemical composition of representative emerald crystals from some of the most important worldwide...Analysis (PCA), were used to discriminate each deposit with high reliability. PCA of SiO2, Al2O3, V, Sc
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composition of tourmaline from the Mariinsky emerald deposit, Central Urals, Russia Ivan A. Baksheev 1 &...Mariinsky schisthosted emerald deposit in the Central Urals, Russia, both in emerald-bearing phlogopite veins...in exploration of emerald-bearing and emerald-free veins in schist-hosted emerald deposits. The Ī“11B...dominated from the granitic rocks surrounding the emerald belt. The narrow range of B-isotope compositions...compositions in tourmaline from throughout the Mariinsky deposit suggests a well-mixed hydrothermal system. Editorial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogist Vol. 42, pp. 1523-1539 (2004) THE LENED EMERALD PROSPECT, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA: INSIGHTS...ISOTOPES, WITH IMPLICATONS FOR NORTHERN CORDILLERAN EMERALD DANIEL D. MARSHALLĀ§ Department of Earth Sciences...Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada ABSTRACT Vanadium-rich emerald at the Lened occurrence, Northwest Territories...within a fractured garnetā€“diopside skarn. The emerald is generally found in quartzā€“carbonate veins with...distinct fluids, a CO2-bearing fluid related to emerald precipitation and a brine limited to subsequent
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com/locate/oregeorev Ore formation of the Dayakou emerald deposit (Southwest China) constrained by chemical and...Trace elements Emerald deposit China Dayakou The Cretaceous Dayakou emerald deposit (southwest China)...from the Dayakou deposit, aiming to constrain the source of ore-forming fluid and emerald genesis. Two types...types of tourmaline, namely type-I formed in emerald-bearing quartz veins and type-II in non-mineralized...Cr) in tourmaline, we propose that the Dayakou deposit is dominantly controlled by the fluid-rock interaction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the emeralds of Habachtal, Tauern Window, Austria Y.Y. N w e a'J and G. G r u n d m a n n b aDepartment...from the emeralds of Habachtal, Tauern Window, Austria. Lithos, 25:281-304. Fluid inclusions in emeralds...during the crystallisation period of many of the emerald cores and coexisting biotite and actinolite. Maximum...Leckbachscharte in the Habachtal (Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria) is the only place in Western Europe where...tectonics of the area. 2. Geologic Setting The emerald deposit is situated in the Tauern Window (Fig. 1 )
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pp. 1835-1849 Emerald Mineralization during RegionalMetamorphism'The Habachtal (Austria)and Leydsdorp(Transvaal...ultrabasicrocks.Detailed studiesof the I-Iabachtal(Austria)and Leydsdorp(South Africa) emeralddepositsindicatethat...well-knownschist-hosted emeralddepositsof the Habachtal (Austria) and of Leydsdorp (Transvaal, SouthAfrica) have...0361-0128/89/997/1835-15$3.00 p.96) on the famousTakowaja emerald depositsin the Ural Mountains(USSR):"It is now...MORTEANI Petrologicand geochemicalstudiesof the emerald interlayeredserpentiniteswhichis calledthe Habach
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VIGEZZITE AND ASSOCIATED OXIDES OF Nbā€“Ta FROM EMERALD-BEARING PEGMATITES OF THE VIGEZZO VALLEY, WESTERN...occurred during the albitization process of three emerald-bearing pegmatites that cut serpentinites at Mount...by fersmite. Chromium-bearing beryl crystals (emerald) occur along the exocontacts characterized by a...Keywords: albitized pegmatites, vigezzite, fersmite, emerald beryl, schorlā€“dravite, columbite, tantalite, Vigezzo...minerals and crystals of green, Cr-rich beryl (emerald). Furthermore, two new minerals, roggianite (Passaglia
Journal (issue)
Special Emerald 2018 ā€“ Issue 40 All About Colored Gemstones World Emerald Update Highlights of the...the Second World Emerald Symposium, BogotĆ” International Gemstone Association AColored Publication of the...Issue 40 ā€« ׀ā€¬InColor 1 2 InColor ā€« ׀ā€¬Special Emerald 2018 InColorMagazine.com; Gemstone.org International... Contents In Side 5 Special World Emerald Update Editorā€™s Note World Emerald Challenge: Origins and Appellation...Appellation 16 The Second World Emerald Symposium in Colombia The Second World Emerald Symposium Focuses on Responsible
Book
Marshall, Anthony E. Fallick and Yannick Branquet Emerald Deposits: A Review and Enhanced Classiļ¬cation Reprinted...review proposed an enhanced classiļ¬cation for emerald deposits based on the geological environment (magmatic...one of the images (inclusions hosted in Russian emerald) for the cover page of this Special Issue book...A.; Marshall, D.; Fallick, A.E.; Branquet, Y. Emerald Deposits: A Review and Enhanced Classiļ¬cation....Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg, Hellbrunner Str. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria; franz.neubauer@sbg.ac
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FEATURE ARTICLES 464 Geology of Corundum and Emerald Gem Deposits: A Review Gaston Giuliani and Lee...of the geology and genesis of gem corundum and emerald deposits. p. 569 512 A Review of Analytical... 637 614 Geographic Origin Determination of Emerald Sudarat Saeseaw, Nathan D. Renfro, Aaron C. Palke...of articles on all aspects of the field. Please see the Author Guidelines at gia.edu/gemsgemology or...we know and do from our perspective. As one can see, this still results in a very large edition of G&G
 
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