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Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austriai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 20' 54'' North , 11° 44' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Falkenstein, Revier Falkenstein, Schwaz, Gebiet Brixlegg - Schwaz, Inntal, Nordtirol, Tirol, ร–sterreich


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35 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
โ“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
References:
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
โ“˜ Chalcanthite ?
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
โ“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
โ“˜ Claraite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
References:
โ“˜ Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
โ“˜ Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
โ“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
โ“˜ Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
References:
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
โ“˜ Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
โ“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
โ“˜ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
โ“˜ Strontianite var. Emmonite
Formula: (Sr,Ca)CO3
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
โ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
References:
โ“˜ Theisite
Formula: Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
โ“˜ Tyrolite (TL)
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
โ“˜ 'Tyrolite-1M'
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
โ“˜ 'Tyrolite-2M'
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
โ“˜ Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
โ“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜'var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
โ“˜Tetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜Chalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
โ“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
โ“˜Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
โ“˜Luzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
โ“˜Aragonite
var. Flos Ferri
5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Strontianite
var. Emmonite
5.AB.15(Sr,Ca)CO3
โ“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Claraite5.DA.30(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 ยท 7H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
โ“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜Chalcanthite ?7.CB.20CuSO4 ยท 5H2O
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 ยท H2O
โ“˜Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl ยท 3H2O
โ“˜Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 ยท 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜Theisite8.BE.75Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
โ“˜Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜Tyrolite (TL)8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 ยท 11H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Tyrolite-1M'-Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 ยท 11H2O
โ“˜'Tyrolite-2M'-Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 ยท 11H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hโ“˜ Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
Hโ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hโ“˜ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Hโ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Hโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ Tyrolite-1MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Hโ“˜ Tyrolite-2MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cโ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Cโ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cโ“˜ Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
Cโ“˜ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
Cโ“˜ Tyrolite-1MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cโ“˜ Tyrolite-2MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oโ“˜ Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
Oโ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oโ“˜ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oโ“˜ TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Oโ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Oโ“˜ Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
Oโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ Tyrolite-1MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Oโ“˜ Tyrolite-2MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sโ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sโ“˜ Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
Sโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sโ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Sโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Caโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Caโ“˜ Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
Caโ“˜ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
Caโ“˜ Tyrolite-1MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Caโ“˜ Tyrolite-2MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuโ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuโ“˜ Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
Cuโ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuโ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cuโ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuโ“˜ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuโ“˜ TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Cuโ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Cuโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ Tyrolite-1MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cuโ“˜ Tyrolite-2MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
Znโ“˜ TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Znโ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Znโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Znโ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ Claraite(Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O
Asโ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asโ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Asโ“˜ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Asโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ Tyrolite-1MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Asโ“˜ Tyrolite-2MCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
SrStrontium
Srโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Srโ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Srโ“˜ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbโ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sbโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbโ“˜ TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Hgโ“˜ Native MercuryHg
Hgโ“˜ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13

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