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Calcite from
Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tyroliteā“˜2 photos of Calcite associated with Tyrolite at this locality.
Theisiteā“˜2 photos of Calcite associated with Theisite at this locality.
Quartzā“˜2 photos of Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:263448
Long-form Identifier:1:3:263448:7
GUID (UUID V4):27b11353-fefa-4088-a8e3-b0740d6e3b56
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Antoni adit, Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ā“˜Antoni adit, Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
3.4km (2.1 miles) ā“˜Grafen adit, Rotenstein Mine, Ringenwechsel mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.0km (3.1 miles) ā“˜Roggland, Ringenwechsel mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
9.1km (5.7 miles) ā“˜Kleinkogel, St Gertraudi, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
10.3km (6.4 miles) ā“˜Gertraud adit, GroƟkogel (Reither Kogel), St Gertraudi, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
12.9km (8.0 miles) ā“˜Scheffach, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
12.9km (8.0 miles) ā“˜Montanwerke Brixlegg slag locality, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
14.4km (9.0 miles) ā“˜Stocker adit, Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg District, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
14.7km (9.1 miles) ā“˜Fuchsloch, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
14.9km (9.3 miles) ā“˜Silberberg adit, Unterstein, Reith im Alpbachtal, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
vertelde H. Bender over de mijbouw in hĆŖt gebied Schwaz - Brixlegg - Rattenberg. Het gebied waar we het...over een goeie 20 km ten oosten van het stadje Schwaz, dat op zijn beurt ongeveer 25 km ten oosten van...Glossary). Dat de naam van de streeknaam "Tirol" of "Tyrol" komt had je natuurlijk al lang begrepen. De oorspronkelijke...o.a. aan de Gratlspitze, de SilbeĆ³ergalm, b, Falkenstein en in Sankt-Gertraudi. Tyroliet is orthorhombisch...beschikbaar zijn. Een geval apad : theisiet van Falkenstein Bij een grote onderhoudsbeurt van de collectie
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA By P H I L I P M O R R I L L EastDerry, N. H. 03041 This data was accumulated...These operations are on leased land and trips to Austria. While it may be the most not open to the general...two or more until a more rounded text results. Austria is defined here as what is localities. presently...mineral museums of torically, within recent times, Austria inĀ­ which the best is the Natural History cluded...and the South Museum in Vienna. Unfortunately the Tyrol which was given to Italy. It is now lack of funds
Catalog/List
A~GLESITE. 8. ATACAMITE. Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Rich, very dark, blackish green, bladed...If.xlt". f.l. 50. 9. AZURITE. Moldawa, Banat District, Hungary. Small, bright, blue sharp sparkling...Ā£13.00. 15. BROCHANTITE. Mammoth Mine, Tintic District, Utah, U.S.A. Bright, deep green, small sharp...by Richard Pearce in 1903. 2-!;-xl~-". Ā£8.00. CALCITE. Machen Quarry, Rudry, Glamorgan. Sharp, composite...specimen displays well. 3>}x3x2". Ā£4.50. 16. 17. CALCITE. Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Cumberland. Translucent
Catalog/List
associated with a little ql,lartz and milky crystalline Calcite. *2~-x1~-", Ā£4.50p. { 9. 10. BREWSTERITE. Whitesmith...mostly around 3-4 mm in size thickly covering calcite/schist matrix. Specimen A: 3x<1X1t", Ā£7.00; Specimen...5Op. ----- Ā·Ā·2- CABRERITE. Laurium Attica District, Greece. Lustrous lime green sharp cryet aggregated...creamy 'dog tooth' Calcite crystals on CalcitelLimestone. matrix. 2txl-txl". Ā£4.50. CALCITE. Mt. Vernon, Indiana...on brecclated Llmestone matrix. 3xl~1". Ā£4.50. CALCITE. Levant Mine Pendeen, CornulalL Creamy white saddle
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Vesnica GaraÅ”ić1 & Ivan M. Jurković2 1 Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University...Hg-tetrahedrite from the Brixlegg barite deposit in Tyrol, Austria: Co 234.4 ppm; Cd 160.5 ppm; W 6.7 ppm; Sn...(CAMBEL-JURKOVSKY et al., 1985) and from the Brixegg, Tyrol (Austria) (LUKAS, 1971; GSTREIN, 1983; FRIMMEL and...deposits; the Duboki Vagan (KreÅ”evo) and Brixlegg (Tyrol) barite deposits. 2. GEOLOGICAL SETTING 2.1. Geology...value; rg = range; V. Fault = Voljevac Fault. Ore district n Sabiljine Pećine NW of the Gornji Vakuf MaÅ”kara
Catalog/List
length, lying flat on and partially embedded in Calcite matrix, with much purplish Fluorite in association...grey masses aggregated in matrix with a ~ittle Calcite and thin crusts of pinkish Erythrite in association...divergent ramifying hackly cellular mass with much Calcite enclOSing bright pinkish Native Copper in essociation...coloured very large lenticular shaped crystals of Calcite completely replaced by crystaline Dolomite- forming...with several sharp transparent creamy "dog tooth" Calcite crystals to -t" in size in associat ion. 2tx2xl"
Catalog/List
single crystal t" in size. Itxlxl". Ā£6.50. 18. CALCITE. Pallaflat, (Lest CL:",bcrJ.and. Transparent to...size of the specimen is 3x3xl " Ā£13.50. 19. CALCITE. Boltsburn Min;, Rockhc;=_ Co. Durham. Unusual...co~ting of Li unite. st" long x2xl-t". Ā£6.50. 20. CALCITE. East Gra ~y, Cennecti ut, U.S.A. A large, milky...two ends of the specimen. 4x2~2". Ā£9. DD. 21. CALCITE. Joplin, Missouri, U.S.A. Specimen A - A very large...mat rix. 2xl~". Ā£2.50. 23. CASSITERITE. Kinta District, Malaya. Very fine, pure mass, composed of numerous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
localities WeiƟeck-Riedingsee, Vorderkrimml (incl. Falkenstein), Gnadenalm, and Steirische Kalkspitze, which...a fluorine source. In addition, the locality Falkenstein with fluorites in dark carbonate-rocks, showing...WeiƟeck-Riedingsee, Vorderkrimml (mit LokalitƤt Falkenstein), Gnadenalm und Steirische Kalkspitze, 47 sowie...angenommen werden. AuƟerdem zeigt die LokalitƤt Falkenstein mit Fluoriten in dunklen Kalken eine groƟe Ƅhnlichkeit...LokalitƤten WeiƟeck-Riedingsee, Vorderkrimml (mit Falkenstein), Gnadenalm und Steirische Kalkspitze, sowie
Catalog/List
implanted in a cavity with a little crystalised Calcite in gabbro matrix. 2txlt", Ā£4-.50. . 3. APATITE...vlith large creamy white sharp rhombic crystJls of Calcite to i" in size, and with minor Limonitic Gossan...C - 2xltxl". Ā£1.25. JAhOSITE. Laurion, .ttica District, Greeoe. Superb, light coffee brown, small sharp...GElJ1..i.tc. l-,l-xi". Ā£1.25. TYROLITE. Falkenstein, Tyrol, Austria. Small, fEathery light green, crystals
Book
in crystal form, e.g. the many crystal forms of calcite. Perfect models of crystals are only confusing...are some rocks (such as marble, composed only of calcite crystals) which are chemically homogeneous but...fissures. Well known minerals, such as quartz and calcite, originate at this stage and are known as /iydrothermal...is liberated, which may affect the neighbouring calcite, changing it into gypsum or into a whole series...chemical composition. Rock salt, sylvine, gypsum, calcite and some iron ores, such as chamosite, also originate
Catalog/List
aggregates to 3 mm in size scattered over creamy Calcite crystals covering quartz matrix. 2-tx2", Ā£4. 50pĀ·...greyish masses and threads impregnating creamy Calcite. 3x2x1-t", ,Ā£4.5Op. BERT~IERITE. 2 10. NATIVE...X1t", Ā£4.50p. Specimen 8: 2tx1fx1", Ā£2.50p 15. CALCITE. Mendip Hills, Somerset. Specimen A: Lustrous tĀ£ansparent...'dog-tooth' Calcite crystals to 1" in size on calcite matrix. 3tx2~3", Ā£4.75p 16. CALCITE. Burtree Pastures...crystQl i" in size. 3tx2tX17..", Ā£5.5Op ā€¢. 17. CALCITE. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous creamy-white
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
scattered throughout the prolific Four Corners district of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, good...mineral belt, including those of the Jamestown district, Boulder County, where good specimens have been...sandstone-hosted uranium deposits of the general Four Corners district in the southwestern part of the state. One of...autunite occurrences is in the Tallahassee Creek district, Fremont County, where it was a locally important...have been found. These include the White Signal district in Grant County, which produced bright yellow
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
study of its matrix leads me to assign it to Falkenstein. In the above paper tyrolite was stated to contain...in the Tintic District of Utah. After a careful comparison of the Utah and Falkenstein minerals, I am...mixture of true kiihnite with about 7 per cent. of calcite, kiihnite itself being represented by the formula...compound iQterpenetra~d with small particles of calcite. It seems, however, t at a doubly-refracting arsenate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
study of its matrix leads me to assign it to Falkenstein. In the above paper tyrolite was stated to contain...in the Tintic District of Utah. After a careful comparison of the Utah and Falkenstein minerals, I am...mixture of true kiihnite with about 7 per cent. of calcite, kiihnite itself being represented by the formula...compound iQterpenetra~d with small particles of calcite. It seems, however, t at a doubly-refracting arsenate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
:~i I !S ;i!~i sandstone 2) ESSENTIALLY AFTER MINING RECORDS(1962.1968). Fig. 2. Regional and local...(After records, 1962/1968). SCHULTZ, 1966 and mining 365 m | S ,:, 200 feet ~QQ ~600 ~00 50OC...importance. Some reverse faults and crossfaults occur. Calcite filled veins ("en 6chelon") are signs of dislocations...Sandstone; F.: Fault; N. T. F.: No~a Tynagh Fault; E.: calcite veins (en6chelon); 1) Banded sulphide mineralization;...with "'worm" like patches of reerystallized white calcite. 369 Aufs~itze Banded Sulphides The banded
Journal (issue)
Germany, Switzerland (three!), the Hohe Tauem of Austria, Pi'fbram in the Czech Republic, the Carpathian...several small mines in the Beaverdell silver-mining district of southern British Columbia, near the village...50 km north of the U.S. border. Activity in the district began with a small "gold rush" in the late 1880s...argentite, have been found embedded in massive white calcite; a few specimens collected in the mine's 8th level...list, 1984). NORTHWEST TERRJTORJES Port Radium district, Great Bear Lake. A deposit of uraninite (variety
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Abstract The Wittichen Coā€“Agā€“Biā€“U mining area (Schwarzwald ore district, SW Germany) hosts several unconformity-related...Mainz, Germany Introduction The Schwarzwald ore district (SW Germany) hosts a large number of polymetallic...the gangue minerals quartz, fluorite, barite and calcite, and locally contain Ag, Pb, Zn, Sb, Cu, Co, Ni...2007). In the eighteenth century, the Wittichen mining area was the largest Co and Ag producer in SW Germany...potential high-grade mineralization below the former mining levels (Werner 2006). Recently, some of the old
Book
in crystal form, e.g. the many crystal forms of calcite. 7 a i ā–  I II I g 1 I I3 . Perfect models...arc some rocks (such as marble, composed only of calcite crystals) which are chemically homogeneous but...fissures. Well known minerals, such as quartz and calcite, originate at this stage and arc known as hydrothermal...is liberated, which may affect the neighbouring calcite, changing it into gypsum or into a whole series...chemical composition. Rock salt, sylvine, gypsum, calcite and some iron ores, such as chamosite, also originate
Book
I N I N G IN E U R O P E Prehistoric Copper Mining in Europe 5500ā€“500 bc W I L L I A M O ā€™B R I E...conducted on some ļ¬ve millennia of prehistoric copper mining in Europe. There is a broad-ranging look at ļ¬eld...over the past 150 years or so by archaeologists, mining engineers, and geologists. These regional studies...record of Chalcolithic (Copper Age) and Bronze Age mining for many parts of Europe, from the eastern and...sites, including such famous mining centres as the Mitterberg in Austria, Kargaly in Russia, the Great
Book
of Contents Preface  Alessandra Petrucci ix Mining, collecting, knowing: Habsburg state-building,...great Master. Rector of the University of Firenze Mining, collecting, knowing: Habsburg state-building,...Habsburg dynasty elite to the Lower Hungarian mining district around BanskĆ” Å tiavnica (Schemnitz, Slovakia):...one entirely gold-plated and two silver-plated mining tubs.1 (Anonymous 1764, 4ā€“5) 1 Translation of...Johannes Mattes, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria, johannes.mattes@oeaw.ac.at, 0000-0002-8546-7149
Journal (issue)
Niederalpl bij MĆ¼rzsteg, ijzerertsmijn Tirol Falkenstein, Schwaz in Inntal 22 7 7 24 De conclusie van dit...Zillertaler Alpen afkomstig van de mijngebieden van Schwaz. Conclusie van deze rondvraag is dat de identificatie... Erzminerale und Gangarten des Bergbaugebietes Schwaz-Brixlegg, Lapis 19(7/8) 28 (1994). W. Ungerank...ein neuer "alter" Fund von Tsumeb, Namibia 54-55 Calcite mit "Loch" 56-61 Neuer Fundort fĆ¼r wulfenit : San...mĆ©tĆ©orites 9-16 Glaciers et rĆ©gions froides 17-18 Calcite de rodeo... une nouveautĆ© ? 19-20 Le noir de Murillo
Report (volume)
times. Up four times. -------- PRODUCTION Barite mining became commercially important when Europe and the...160,000 tons of barite mined from the Cheshire district, Connecticut, between 1838 and 1878 (Fritts, 1962...and 1878. The spectacular growth of world barite mining began in 1945 as world economy started its great...did the United States. Table 4 lists the barite mining countries of the world and their production from...deceptive, because some countries began or ceased mining during this period. Appropriate notice of this
Journal (issue)
Verrow is devoting his entire time and energy to the mining of a huge deposit of mica in the town of Campton...silver and half native copper crys- from Salzburg, Austria. Mr. Jefferis tallized to,eether, are p resent...have been particularly fond of fluorLake Superior District. Native copper is ite as demonstrated by the great...forms of calcite, with t be other carbonates being shown in the ga other two cases. Calcite, the most...Emerald crystals are on display from Peru, .an- Austria, and Siberia. The clear, pale to blue or pale green
Journal (issue)
(only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection Introduction...Steve Mas]ansky Dale Armstrong Bill Besse Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Paul & Barbara Matt Lauren...Arizona mineral occurrences. Blake is best known as a mining geologist, both in the U.S. and overseas; he published...geologist, journal editor and proprietor, mining engineer and mining consultant, educator and administrator...where ores from the various mines of tbe Silver District were treated. The now-famous Red Cloud rnine was
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and Collecting Hazards A Third Dimension Map of Mining Locations The Gallery List of Plates The Plates...Sydney, AUSTRALIA Ye M. DUSTERUD, Museum Manager, Mining Museum, Kongsberg, NORWAY }& PAUL FRAENKEL, collector...occurred with a white mineral such as quartz or calcite. 5. Color. The shade, hue, and intensity of a...but selection was by quality, not locality. The Mining Location Map on pages 24 and 25 indicates the country...of them; many superb clusters are destroyed in mining; poor handling causes a major portion of all specimens
 
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