 | | 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 in which the best is the Natural History cluded...overlapping sheets. These parts but the Koflach area in Styria are show every little trail, ski trail, castle |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East Derry, N . H . 0 3 0 4 1 IV S A L Z...e old emerald Venediger and Hohe Tauern form the Mine is about 7 M i from Habach. T h e trail leaves the...Alpenrose going E and then N . The crystalline Alps. Mine is a few hundred yards beyond the I f we come in...Across the valley is an old foot of cliff. copper mine, 2 M i S from the main Kapruntal. Extensive work...Scheelite with Epidote in Cal cite veins; Brookeite; Anatase; Apatite Rauris T a l . Leaves the valley at TaxenROCKS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | contact zone of the Trimouns talc/chlorite deposit, where large-scale mining for talc may now be approaching...approaching its end. INTRODUCTION The Trimouns talc-chlorite deposit is a mineral locality of international significance...above it. Because of the heavy winter snowfalls, talc is quarried for only 6 months of the year, from...Tinto Zinc (RTZ), the world’s foremost producer of talc at 1.3 million tonnes per year. The quarry employed...ore was hand-sorted (de Launay, 1913). Today the talc is quarried by modern hydraulic shovels, and the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | extending from Belgium, in the West, through the Ruhr District, Germany, to the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland...layer-type (e.g. serpentine), 2:1 layer-type (e.g. talc), 2:1:1 (2:2) layertype (e.g. chlorite) and 2:1...deposits: (1) Serpentine-kaolinite/kandite group, (2) Talc- pyrophyllite group, (3) smectite group, (4) mica...heat source at temperatures between 600°C and 500°C talc, actinolite, anthophyllite and carbonates developed...2012). 4.2 Talc-pyrophyllite group 4.2.1 Talc subgroup Similar to the serpentine s.s.s, talc [Mg3Si4O10(OH)2] |  | | Journal (issue) | | NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2018 Articles Oberdorf an der Laming, Styria, Austria ................................ ............STRONTIANITE, 9 cm, from Oberdorf an der Laming, Styria, Austria. Fine Minerals International specimen, now...SHOWS TABULAR BLUE BERYL ON TOURMALINE DEO DARRAH MINE, NEAR PATTA GUZAR, BADAKSHAN, AFGHANISTAN 6CM TOM...STEPHANIE@STONETRUST.COM Obtrdorf an dtr Laming ~ tyria, austria Thomas P. Moore Peter Huber 2709 East Exeter...net Rohe-Wand-Gasse 18 A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria huber@mineral.at Just outside the village of Oberdorf |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Magnetite Zinc Corporation of America Mine No. 4, St. Lawrence County, New York T he technological...recent decades have come not from a New York iron mine but from one of its interesting zinc mines. One...fine specimen from the Zinc Corporation of America mine No. 4 at Balmat. Magnetite is one of many black...dolomite. Pseudomorphs of pyrite, cassiterite, anatase, talc, dolomite, chalcopyrite, siderite, and many...several stand out. The famous Tilly Foster iron mine near Brewster, Putnam County (see Cook 2008 and |  | | | | desmine 122 destinezite 73 analcite 76, 108,111 anatase 34, 34 andalusite 78, 79 bournonite 18, /8 braunite...rutherfordine 53 linarite 59, 60 liroconite 74 talc 102 talc, precious 104 orthite 88 orthoclase 93, 95...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...found at Butte, Montana, and the Copper River district of Alaska. A much rarer mineral is covellite, |  | | Book | | times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...derives its name from the saltmining district of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, where many prehistoric finds have...tourmaline, cordierite, sillimanite, augite, hornblende, talc, muscovite, blotite, chlorite, serpentine, clay...gneiss, garnet amphibolite etc. Further kinds are: talc schists, frequently with crystals of magnesite (epizone);...striations (cp. Fig. 16, p. 93). Habachtal, Salzburg, Austria. Center left Iron cross twin of pyrite. Below left |  | | Book | | cristobalite — tridymite, rutile — brookite — anatase. Appearance and Development of Crystals The assemblage...examples for the hardness tests is as follows: 1. talc 6. orthoclase felspar 2. gypsum 7. quartz 3. calcite...sound when hit with a hammer. Soft minerals like talc or graphite split into powder under a hammer blow...physiological properties as the feel. Graphite and talc, for instance, feel greasy and smooth in the hand;...interesting minerals can also be found on heaps of mine refuse, but never enter abandoned shafts or caves |  | | Book | | 100. amphibole group 98 analcite 76, 108, 111 anatase 34, 34 andalusite 78, 79 anglesite 58, 58 anhydrite...120 selenides 8 selenite 62 sericolite 62 talc 102 talc, precious 104 tantalite 36 taramellite 90...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...found at Butte, Montana, and the Copper River district of Alaska. A much rarer mineral is covellite, |  | | Catalog/List | | pure grey slightly crystalline mass, Ratnapura district SriLanka small 2x3 £8 5. MUSCOVITE nice curved...grey mass with Actinolite, large 2x3 inch ..Bastnas Mine Sweden £30 12. SCAPOLITE completely clear single...fibrous crystals in large 2x3 quartz Maishofen, Austria £17 15. KOCHSANDORITE three small white areas...small quartz crystals, possibly some with faces. lxl Mine, Washoe County Nevada USA £30 Olinghouse ......on lxl inch matrix Arizona USA £18 · Inspiration mine, Gila County, 21. HAMBERGITE chalky-white crystalline | | | Book | | cristobalite — tridymite, rutile — brookite — anatase. I b g £ I I i £ § I i ! I <: I a I ...hardness tests is as 6. orthoclase felspar follows: 1. talc 2. gypsum 7. quartz 8. topaz 3. calcite 4. fluorite...sound when hit with a hammer. Soft minerals like talc or graphite split into powder under a hammer blow...physiological properties as the feel. Graphite and talc, for instance, feel greasy and smooth in the hand;...interesting minerals can also be found on heaps of mine refuse, but never enter abandoned shafts or caves |  | | Book | | (Abforming durch Ausfüllung); e.g., the famous talc pseudomorphs after quartz crystals from Göpfersgrun...malachite after azurite b. taking up a component; e.g., talc after quartz c. replacement (austausch) of a component;...three forms, they are trimorphs and so on. Rutile, anatase, and brookite are trimorphs of titanium dioxide...replacement of self-irradiation-damaged pyrochlore by anatase and rutile (Pöml et al., 2007), in addition to...structurally sharp. After the MgCl2 experiments pure talc and/or serpentine were formed as the replacement |  | Ondruš, P., Veselovský, F., Skála, R., Sejkora, J., Pažout, R., Fryda, J., Gabašová, A., Vajdak, J. (2006) Lemanskiite, NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O, a new mineral species from the Abundancia mine, Chile. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (2) 523-531 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.2.523 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl•5H2O, A NEW MINERAL SPECIES FROM THE ABUNDANCIA MINE, CHILE Petr ONDRUŠ and Franti šek VESELOVSKÝ Czech...mineral species from the Abundancia mine, El Guanaco mining district, Chile. It is dimorphous with lavendulan...mineral of the crandallite group, rutile, anatase, and talc. Lemanskiite is dark sky blue, translucent...thermal analysis, secondary mineral, Abundancia mine, Chile. § E-mail address: skala@gli.cas.cz 524...nouvelle espèce minérale découverte à la mine Abundancia, district minier de El Guanaco, au Chili. Elle possède |  | | Catalog/List | | Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat Scotland Zambia Austria Ecton Hill...The Knipe, S.Scotland Ow A2 Price £1 Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The...Rocks Cornwall Hinqston Down, Cornwall Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 £1...Quebec (Cook) Herodsfoot Cornwall Bournonite Bedford Mine Devon Arsenoovrite Colorado USA Enaraite Minas Gerais...Cornwall Tennantite Parvs Copper Mine, Anqlesey Sphalerite Louisa Mine, Glendinninq, Dumfrieshire Stibnite |  | | Book | | Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster. Austria. which houses the mineral collection. Upper right:...mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens a~e displayed m baroque furniture...important mineralogical museums in Western Europe Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany (Federal...half are in Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly...universities, 14 by town or city councils, 13 by district councils or regional boards, and 16 form part |  | | Catalog/List | | tabular twinned crystal about 1cm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £25 Na Be PO4 19...19. TITANITE variety "Greenovite" (Praboma Mine, St Marcel, Aosta Italy) pink vein about 3mm wide and...CUBANITE crystal section 5mm overall size (Henderson# 2 mine, 3250 level, Chibugamu, Quebec Canada) £12 24. CUPRIAN...CUPRIAN MELANTERITE rich bluish-green mass, Lokken Mine, Trondheim Norway 25. NATNE GOLD micro grains on...small quartz crystals, possibly some with faces. lxl Mine, Washoe County Nevada USA £30 Olinghouse 27. QUARTZ | | | Book | | 100 amphibole group 98 analcite 76, 108, I 11 anatase 34, 34 andalusite 78, 79 anglesite 58, 58 anhydrite...7 sylvite 20 synchisite 49 szaibelyite 54 talc 102 talc, precious 104 tantalite 36 taramellite 90 tektosilicates...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native ·elements Chemical elernents found...especially near Ki1nberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimber/ite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralogy of the Alpine-type Fissures and Talc Deposit at All photos and crystal drawings by László...half of the open pit of the former Broughton talc mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, September 2005. Figure...right page). Anatase crystal on brookite, the brookite crystal is 19 mm high, the anatase crystal 7 mm...article documents a second locality, an abandoned talc mine at Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, and also gives a...region. The mine at Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton has been known for many years as a soapstone and talc producer |  | Rayner, Murray J., Moss, Stephen W., Lorenz, Volker, Jaques, A. Lynton, Boxer, Grant L., Smith, Chris B., Webb, Kimberley (2018) New insights into volcanic processes from deep mining of the southern diatreme within the Argyle lamproite pipe, Western Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 351-363 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0625-4 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Accepted: 25 July 2018 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature 2018 Abstract Underground...mantle-derived olivine now replaced by serpentine and/or talc. The persistence of small-scale graded and crossbedding...Volcaniclastics . Diamond pipe Introduction The Argyle mine in the Kimberley region of Western Australia (Fig...At its peak, in the period 1993–1998, the Argyle mine produced more than 40 million ct per annum. Argyle...Mesoproterozoic siliciclastic sediments that in the mine area comprises the Hensman Sandstone, Golden Gate |  | | Book | | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...cations. This group includes the micas, clays, and talc. Minerals of this group are easily split into thin...Feldspar 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc All that the scale tells us is that mineral no....over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors |  | | Book | | alignment of pl aty minerals under the surface, as in talc and mother-of-pearl Silky like silk, due to an underlying...(note: it has no units). contrast to the diamond, Talc is the softest mineral, it is the lowest 011 Mob's...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...Eisleben and Freiberg (Germany) , Schladmlng (Austria), Cobalt and Eldorado (Canada), Natsume (Japan) | | | Book | | alignment of pl aty minerals under the surface, as in talc and mother-of-pearl Silky like silk, due to an underlying...(note: it has no units). contrast to the diamond, Talc is the softest mineral, it is the lowest 011 Mob's...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...at Eisleben and Freiberg (Germany), Schladmlng (Austria), Cobalt and Eldorado (Canada), Natsume (Japan) |  | | Book | | out of the water first. , .2.t'l UNDERSTAN DING MINE RALS HOVV MINERALS FORM Minerals are the natural...thicker E.g barite, linante. r& iJ NDE RSTA NDING MINE RAL S MI NERAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL Every 1nineral...the preceding one. The softest on the scale (1) is talc; the hardest is diamond (10). the world's hardest...enough. Some are 'flexible' like molybdenite and talc (above) which means they bend. Some are 'elastic'...stibnite (right). Pearly Milky shimmer like pearl, e.g. talc (left). Above, left to right: The mineral barite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bastnas Mines, Riddarhyttan Ore Field, Bergslagen District, Vastmanland, Sweden ........... 187 by L. Ohman...IIMORIITE-(Y) crystal, 2 mm-All from the Trimouns talc quarry near Luzenac, France (see the article beginning...BASTDAS ffiIDES RIDDARHYTTAD ORE FIELD, BERGSLAGED DISTRICT, VASTffiADLADD, SillEDED Lennart Ohman Hi:igviltsvagen...dumps, about 30 meters from the Sankt Goransgruvan mine. The zone contained many cerium minerals, as well...I (Gustav Vasa). The last active iron and copper mine, Biickegruvan, was closed by its owner, Fagerstabruk |
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Talc mine, Rabenwald, Anger, Weiz District, Styria, Austria