Gold Mines, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel massif, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Lustrous cosalite prisms (SXRD-analysed) on quartz. The quartz matrix also contains minor gold and chalcopyrite. Old specimen from the 19th century. Photo Harald Schillhammer.
© Harald Schillhammer
Gold with so called Glaserz (mix of mainly Ag-Bi ores). This was the most desired ore over centuries of this famous mining region. FOV 5,0 mm; Chris Auer photo and collection, mined probably during WW2.
© AC
Gold with so called Glaserz (mix of mainly Ag-Bi ores). This was the most desired ore over centuries of this famous mining region. FOV 5,2 mm; Chris Auer photo and collection, mined probably during WW2.
Typical flattened Gold in Quartz. The Gold aggregate is 2.1 mm in diameter, fairly large for this location. This specimen was mined before WW2. Photo and Collection of Martin Slama
© mslama
peter neschen collection (09844a)
© neschen
peter neschen collection (08127a)
Polished slab with "Glaserz" (mainly acanthite with different bismuth-ores); Chris Auer photo made through glass; private collection
peter neschen collection (08127b)
Chris Auer photo and collection (ex J.Metzger coll.)
Hieronymus adit, Gold Mines, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel massif, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Chris Auer photo made through glass; private collection
historical specimen of gold with so called Glaserz (mix of several Ag-Bi Sulfides, mined before or during WW II. In Coll. M. Slama (ex Coll. Mitscha-Mährheim, ex Coll. NHM Vienna, ex Coll. Wilhelm Niemetz) Canon EOS 600D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 19 Images using Zerene Stacker (Dmap)
"Glaserz" (mainly acanthite with different bismuth-ores) with gold; Chris Auer photo made through glass; private collection
peter neschen collection (08125)
peter neschen collection (08126)
Exceptional good gold (with glaserz) from this classic gold district. It once belonged to the mineralogist Prof. Zirkl (Graz) and was sold after his death in 2001 to Kristalldruse in Munich. An old label from Kristalldruse still exists. The origin from the specimen is probably from the Hieronymus adit and was found during the short mining period ...
peter neschen collection (09844b)
An impressive ore specimen with "Glaserz". "Glaserz" was the main reason for mining here and consists of mainly sulfosalts, galena, pyrite and a lot of gold. Several other ore minerals can be involved too depending on the mining district. Here at the Hieronymus Co-Ni ores, Rauris/Wurten Te-ores, Brennkogel Ni-ores etc. This specimen was mined ...
peter neschen collection (09786)
Historic specimen; on public display of the Universalmuseum Joanneum Graz; pic made through glass; Chris Auer photo taken in 2022
Pic made through glass; private collection Chris Auer photo taken in 2022
View over the high alpine mining district (Radhausberg 2613m alt.)
Famous map by Posepny (1880) showing the main levels of Austria`s most important gold mining district.
Jul. 2006
Buildings at the Hieronymus adit, photo from 1905 Pic from the book Schatzkammer Hohe Tauern
© unknown photographer
Chris Auer photo and collection.