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Almandine from
Zillertal, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite2 photos of Almandine associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Quartz2 photos of Almandine associated with Quartz at this locality.
Garnet Group1 photo of Almandine associated with Garnet Group at this locality.
Mica schist1 photo of Almandine associated with Mica schist at this locality.
Schist1 photo of Almandine associated with Schist at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zillertal, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (28 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:818453
Long-form Identifier:1:3:818453:5
GUID (UUID V4):4612b8e8-263b-426e-9ab4-3f9bd2cb01c8
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2009 Abstract The Ordovician Kellerjochgneiss (Schwaz Augengneiss) is a polymetamorphic orthogneiss-bearing...University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52f, Innsbruck 6020, Austria e-mail: peter.tropper@uibk.ac.at the neighbouring...Kellerjochgneiss, in the northern part of the Zillertal near the city of Schwaz (Fig. 1). Lithologically, this area...(Kellerjochgneiss or Schwaz Augengneiss), Palaeozoic metacarbonates and quartzphyllites (Schwaz Dolomite, Innsbruck...Palaeozoic metacarbonate rocks and quartzphyllites (Schwaz Dolomite, Innsbruck Quartzphyllites and Wildschönau
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Almandine Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...sources of fine specimens. Common species, such as almandine, are produced today for abrasive purposes and...as New York’s official state gemstone in 1969. Almandine is well known as a dark red, brownish-red, red-violet...calculated density _ for the pure mineral is 4.313. Almandine is cubic (4/m 32/m) and occurs in well-formed...severely flattened when included in muscovite. Almandine is one of fifteen minerals in the garnet group
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
garnet are of six isostructural end-member types–almandine [Fe3 Al2 Si3 O12 ], pyrope [Mg3 Al2 Si3 O12 ]...syenites that all likely originated in the crust. Almandine and spessartine occur primarily in granitic pegmatite...associated with syenite (e.g., Magnet Cove, AR, USA). Almandine, grossular, and spessartine are very common constituents...such as schist, gneiss and amphibolite, all have almandine compositions (e.g., Roxbury, CT, USA; Umba River...Assigned Type B19430 R3418 30 R11362 64 161032 almandine pyrope spessartine grossular andradite uvarovite
Catalog/List
all times. OCTOBER 1'n7 1. ACTI~ULITE. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. Choice oliv~ green very rich lustrous...association. 3x2~xl". 1:3.25. 3. ALMANDINE GARNET. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. Select lustrous well formed...-rixl-t".£3.25. 7. APATITE. Etiro Mine Karibab District, S.W. Africa. Unusual turquoise blue pure lustrous
Catalog/List
all times. OCTOBER 1976 1. ACTINOLITE. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. Select lustrous greenish bladed crystals...Specimen C - 2xlt".Ll.25. 2. ALt~NDINE. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. A deep reddish lustrous well formed ...embedded in Chlorite Schist with several smaller Almandine crystals. 2tx2xl". £4.50. . 3. AMBLYGoNITE. Montebras...ANNABERGITE variety CABRERITE. Laurium, Attica District, Greece. Choice, lustrous lime green crystals...2tx2xl". £4.50. 42.CUPROADAMITE. Laurium, Attica District, Greece. Choice, lustrous p~le bluish green, sparkling
Book
Polishing, Setting THE PLATES Serpentine Copper Almandine garnet 24 Demantoid garnet 25 Silver Cold...peninsula in Michigan, U.S.A.; the Lake Superior district, and Cobalt, Ontario. Small amounts have been...Queensland and New South Wales; the Mother Lode district of California and parts of Colorado, U.S.A.; Canada;...including: Mt. Mica, Oxford Co., Maine; the Pala district of San Diego Co., California; Haddam Neck, Con¬...schorl crystals include Kragero, Norway; Carinthia, Austria; St. Lawrence Co., New York. Cutting Faceted.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
molybdenum vein-type deposit of the Alpeinerscharte, Tyrol (Austria) and its relation to Variscan granitoids F...f'tirGeowissenschaften,Montanuniversit~it,A-8700 Leoben, Austria Received: 5 December 1993/Accepted: 24 October...The molybdenite deposit of the Alpeinerscharte (Austria) is situated in Variscan greenschist- to amphibolite-facies...which are presently composed of biotite and (almandine-grossular) garnet. These selvages show geochemical...branches of the western Tauern Window in northern Tyrol (Austria, Fig. 1). The Alpeinerscharte deposit is the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
andradite (Cook 1993), uvarovite (Cook 1998), almandine (Cook 2009), and spessartine (Cook 2010). This... Whereas Switzerland proved a disappointment, Austria is a pleasant surprise. Nice steppedgrowth dodecahedral...have been found at Schwarzenstein, Zillertal Alps, Tirol (or Tyrol), associated with equally superb epidote...at Rotkopf (some labels may read Rotenkoph), Zillertal Alps, in crystals 432 ROCKS & MINERALS to 1...cm on edge have been found at Žulová, Jesenik district, Olomouc region, Czech Republic. Similar specimens
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© 1993 Eigenverlag Dr. Reinhard Exel, Vienna/Austria: A-1100 Wien, Malborghetgasse 31 Gesamtherstellung:...Tiroler Erzbergwerken (u. a. aus den Gruben bei Schwaz und Brixlegg) die höchsten Silbererträge Europas...weltberühmten Bergwerk am Falkenstein zu Schwaz in der forstlichen Grafschaft Tyrol und anderen dazugehörigen Bergwerken"...Auch die Silber- und Kupfererzlagerstätten von Schwaz und Brixlegg in Tirol waren Anlaß für die Ansiedlung...zwischengeschaltet, z. B. am Ochsner-Rotkopf (Zillertal/Nordt.), an der Schwarzen Wand im Hollersbachtal/Sbg
Report (issue)
Fe2+ 3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 Almandine c 2001 ° Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point...localities for ¯ne crystals include: in the Zillertal, Tirol, Austria. At Falun, Sweden. In Norway, from near...In Brazil, at Pernambuco, Bahia. From the Miami district, Zimbabwe. At Broken Hill and Thackaringa, New...Yamanoo, Ibaragi Prefecture, and the Ishikawa district, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Name: For Alabanda
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Penninie Rocks o f the Zillertaler A lpen (Tyrol/Austria) In the Penninic gneisses, micaschists and amphibolites...amphibolites of the Zillertaler Alpen (Tyrol/ Austria) the garnets show two types of zoning: a) a continuous... B. Christa, 1934, p. 34) speziell als die ,,Zillertal Granate" bezeichnet. Die Granate der Greinerschieferserie...der Probe 863 ist typisch fur die sogenannten ,,Zillertal Granate". Diese zeigen als Besonderheit einen...gesamten Untersuchungsgebiet im wesentlichen Almandine mit unterschiedlichen Grossular-, Pyrop- und Spessartingehalten
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10H,O (Glauber Salt) Hallstatt, Salzkammergut, Austria colourless, white, yellow, grey, red, brown vitreous...PLUMBOCALCITE (Pb,Ca)COx, Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria WITHERITE BaCO; Alston Moor, Westmorland, England...barytes, coelestine, natrolite Eisenerz, Styria, Austria STRONTIANITE SrCO, Sendenhorst, Germany Table...quartz, magnesite, siderite, barytes, apatite Austria in druses & fissures in basic igneous rocks, in...[F PO.) Werfen, Salzburg, Seiser Alm, South Tyrol Austria danburite, colemanite, zeolite in metamorphic
Report (issue)
Objects BY INGRID S. WEBER 22 Classic Garnets: Almandine BY GLORIA STAEBLER AND PAUL POHWAT 28 New England...various members). Of these fifteen species, six almandine, andradite, grossular, pyrope, spessartine, and...constitute the "pyralspite" group, named for pyrope, almandine, z and spessartine. Those with Ca + in the X-site...between pairs of end-members: pyrope and almandine or almandine and spessartine. The same occurs within...individual sample. So for example, the formula + for almandine is given as Fe� Alz(SiO4)3 , and the formula for
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Molybdenum mineralization at Alpeiner Scharte, Tyrol (Austria): results of in-situ U–Pb zircon and Re–Os...and Geophysics, University of Leoben, Leoben, Austria 2 Geology Department, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg...Kremstalstraße 32, A-4501 Neuhofen an der Krems, Austria 34 K. J. Langthaler et al. emplacement age of...western part of the Tauern Window in northern Tyrol, Austria (Fig. 1). It is located at about 2800 m altitude...Scharte about 30 km SSE of Innsbruck in northern Tyrol, Austria (Fig. 1). Geologically the area is part of
Catalog/List
cut side (Loanhead Quarry, Beith Scotland) £5 Almandine garnet , rich dark red mass (Shap blue quarry...dark green mass on muscovite l x l Greiner,Tyrol,Austria £3 Galena a bright pure mass, almost fibrous...this location was rhaetizite, Greimer,Zillertal,Tyrol,Austria £8 Ilmenite sand .A full glass tube of...to 8mm all over 3xl .5 inch matrix ( Tristate District, Joplin, Missouri USA) £6 Sphalerite, a black
Catalog/List
at all times. AUGUST 1978 1. ALMANDINE GARNET. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. select lustrous deep reddish...1tx1~-x1~1I, £4.50p 54. MALACHITE. Laurium, Attica district, Greece. Bright green needly crystals lining cavities
Catalog/List
all times. MARCH 1978 1. ACTINOLITE. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. Rich lustrous olive-green divergent bladed...crystals to ~" in len,9th, 2tx1t", £1.5Op. 3. ALMANDINE GARNET. Roxbury, Connectict, U.S.A. Select raspberry-red...each. 49. HUTCHINSONITE. [luiruvilcFl, Libertad District, Feru. Specimen A: Lustrous deep red sh"rp elongated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dana (1892) gives the locality as the mining district of Villa Rica in Minas Gerais where it occurs...kaolinized pegmatites, called altos, of the Borborema district in Rio Grande do Norte. Exceptional blue gemmy...euclase. Among the other euclase producers in the district, the Alto Aroeiras at Quintos de Cima, Parelhas...crystal from the auriferous sands of the Orenberg district was reported in Dana (1892)! In the late nineteenth...modern finds in the Rauris Valley and Zillertal Alps of Austria, as well as in Switzerland at Faido, Lebebdum
Catalog/List
best attention at all times. DECEMBER 1976 1. ALMANDINE. Falun, Sweden. A select well formed sharp deep...4~x4x2-t". £17.00. ATACAMITE. Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Specimen A - Bright, deep green, radiated...are from a new find in this famous old mining district. , AUTUNITE. Bessinesi Haute-Vienne, France. Rich...3x2xlt". £2.25. HORNBLENDE. Arendal- Aust-Agder District,"Norway. Well formed terminated lustrous black...clear crystals being very rare. TALC. Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. Pale green soapy foliated mass with minor
Report (issue)
grade; also a detrital mineral. Association: Almandine, sillimanite, kyanite, tourmaline, muscovite,...Ticino, Switzerland. On Mt. Greiner, Zillertal, Tirol, Austria. From the Keivy massif, Kola Peninsula
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forms part of an important and extensive mining district. Details of the names of species are taken largely...Found at the Pelican Dives mine, Silver Plume district, and Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County, Colorado...crystals are found in cavities in limonite. V 62 Almandine Fe,Al2(Si04), Garnet group Hardness 7-7.5 Specific...formless lumps centre for garnet fashioning Almandine is found in schists, gneisses and other metamorphic...cabochon to avoid too black an appearance. Most gem almandine comes from India or Sri Lanka. Fine crystals are
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A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...such as Porcupine and Hemlo districts; Noranda district, Quebec. USA: Mother Lode belt and others in...Localities Canada: Cobalt mining district and Thunder Bay District, Ontario. USA: several localities... Wire silver, Silver Islet Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada * 11.5 x 14x 11 om Silver has...xe2e0x Gem Copper, New Cornelia (Ajo) Mine, Ajo district, Arizona, USA 6 Keo lecm LEFT: Au (China, Eastern
Catalog/List
display.4x2ixl.1-". £33.00. 2. ALMANDINE GARNET. Zillertal Tyrol, Austria. Lustrous, deep reddish, sharp... ATACAMITE. Mina La Farola, Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Choice, bright green, radiated "stars"
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crystal forms of the seven crysta l systems 22 almandine tetrahedrite Fig. 14 Miller's indices and their...Occurrence: local; salt deposits in lschl, Hallstatt (Austria), (Egypt), Karabogaz Gulf in Caspian Sea (USSR)•...France and Italy, in the vicinity of Salzburg (Austria) and in the vicinity of Wieliczka and Bochnia near...10 . 10 H2 O Tyrolite 32 Named after the Tyrol (Austria ) (Haidinger 1845) • Hardness: 1.5-2 • Streak:...Linares (Spain), Poniky (Czechoslovakia), Tintic district - Utah (USA). 1. Sideronatrite - long prismatic
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...list, 1984). NORTHWEST TERRJTORJES Port Radium district, Great Bear Lake. A deposit of uraninite (variety...silver from the El Bonanza mine in the Port Radium district, and the specimens briefly appeared on the market
 
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