Sabelliite

Weißer Schrofen, Schrofen area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Sony Alpha 7R ii, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan 10x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, Stack-Master linear actor, stack shot control. Green sabelliite tablets. Collection and photo: Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 12/2017

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Perfect giant almandine crystal.See second image.Christian Bracke Collection.

© Christian Bracke

Euclase

Floitenturm northeast slope, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

One of the rare matrix specimens of Austrian Euclase. In Coll. M. Slama

© Martin Slama

Andalusite

Lüsens valley, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria

Picture width is 40mm. Well developed crystal of Andalusite from this classic location.

© Elmar Lackner 2007

Luzonite

Maukenstadl adit, Maukenötz mining district, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Brassy luzonite crystals. Collection and photo: Stephan Wolfsried.Sony Alpha 7R ii, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan 20x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, Stack-Master linear actor, stack shot control.

© Stephan Wolfsried 12/2017

Malachite

Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Curly fibrous malachite crystals on matrix.Collection & Photo : Pascale & Daniel Journet.

© Collection & Photo : Pascale & Daniel Journet

Phyllite

Naviser Reckner, Navis, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria

Very low grade overprinted phyllite specimen from the Reckner Nappe, upper Navis Valley, illustrating folding and crenulation cleavage on the sheeny foliation plane.G. Grundmann collection and photo.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Deep red almandine crystals up to 5.5 cm in diameter.Christian Bracke Collection.

© Christian Bracke

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Sharp, classic crystals of this garnet species in schist, from the classic old European locale which has fascinated collectors and mineralogists for hundreds of years. These crystals are sharp. What is remarkable about this specimen is its overall size and the quality of the isolated crystals, obviously...but even more interesting me is the fact ...

© Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com

Malachite

Mockleiten Mine, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Curls of malachite fibers.Coll and photo: Guy Bernadi (gift from Dieter STEH in 1999).

© Guy Bernadi

Theisite, Azurite

Ottner Alp, Brixen im Thale, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria

Pale turquoise theisite spherules (PXRD-analysed), with some azurite. Width of photo 5 mm.Found by Tobias Schachinger.This photo was originally published in Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T. & Brandstätter, F. (2010): 1649) Aragonit, Theisit, Zinkolivenit und ein neues Cu-Zn-As-(S)-O-H-Mineral vom Bergbau Ottneralm (Traholz), Brixen im Thale, ...

© Fritz Schreiber

Rutile

Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Excellent specimen of reddish rutile from Austria. The top crystal is a typical twin on {011} and measures 1.7 x 1.4 cm. The bottom crystal is doubly-terminated and measures 1.9 x 1.4 cm. Specimen measures 5.2 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm.

© Edward Rosenzweig

Karlite, Ludwigite, Calcite

Furtschaglkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Rich specimen of karlite from the type locality Furtschaglkar, Zillertal, Austria. Karlite shows silky-white to light-green fibrous coatings on the foliation surface of calcite marble. The elongated black crystals are ludwigite.G. Grundmann collection and photo.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold, Germany

Andalusite

Lüsens valley, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria

An aesthetic and excellent crystalized example of an old classic austrian andalusite.Prismatic blocky and sharp terminated crystals may be pseudomorph of pinite after andalusite.Size : 10 x 7 x 6 cm

Talc

Talggenkopf, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Gerard van der Veldt collection and photo.

© Gerard van der Veldt

Actinolite, Talc

Großer Greiner, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Green Actinolite crystals in Talc. Acquired in 1979.Photo & collection: Rob & Annemieke Schnerr

© Rob Schnerr

Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

17,7cm high!!!!!!!!!!! From a find on the world-famouse Mörchnerkar. This piece belongs to the best Quartz-specimen in Austria!!! The colour is very intense, the faces are lustrous and with windows. The crystal is double-terminated, with uncountable tips at the base.Collection Ingeborg and Anton Watzl sr. / photo Anton Watzl sr.

© Martin Gruell

Synchysite-(Ce), Calcite

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

a superb synchysite-(Ce) crystal 10 mms with black calciteColl.and photo Manuele Moro

© Manuele Moro

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Deep red-brown almandine crystals up to 6 cm length. The "artist" who prepared this specimen polished the crystals, what is often seen when bigger crystals can´t be prepared in any other way.See second image.Christian Bracke Collection.

© Christian Bracke

Todorokite

Grassbergjöchl, Thierbach, Wildschönau, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Globular todorokite showing concentric layering (PXRD-analysed).FOV approx. 7 mm.

© Fritz Schreiber

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Deep red and lustrous almandine crystals up to 3.5 cm tip-to-tip.Christian Bracke Collection.

© Christian Bracke

Theisite, Claraite, Tyrolite, Azurite

Sommerau mining district, Radfeld, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Greenish white theisite, green tyrolite xtls (in center), sky blue claraite (to the right) and marine blue azurite; FOV 4 mm; Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2011

© AC

Richelsdorfite

Stocker adit, Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg District, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2013

© AC

Theisite

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

Theisite from the Rotgrube; Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2015

© AC

Karlite, Ludwigite, Calcite

Furtschaglkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Rich specimen of karlite from the type locality Furtschaglkar, Zillertal, Austria. Karlite shows silky-white to pale-green fibrous coatings on the foliation surface of calcite marble. The elongated black crystals are ludwigite.G. Grundmann collection and photo.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold

Richelsdorfite

Kram adit, Maukenötz mining district, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

FOV 4,5 mm; SEM-EDS analysed; Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2013

© AC

Quartz

Innergschlöss, Gschlöss valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria

Glassy etched quartz.

© A&M

Azurite, Dolomite

Lilien adit, Kleinkogel, St Gertraudi, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Beige dolomite, almost completely covered by a thin layer of deep blue azurite.

© Niels Brouwer

Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

Saurüssel, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

10 x 10cm. Very intense coloured Amethyste, lustrous, fantastic assemble.Collection Gebrüder Hofer. Photo Christian Hager.

© Martin Gruell

Bornite, Native Gold

Firschnitzscharte, Virgen, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria

Bornite with malachite, albite and gold from Firschnitzscharte, Fros(s)nitz area.Found about 1896.Peter Huber photo, collection of Simone & Peter Huber.See: Huber, S. & Huber, P. (2016): Ein Bornitkristall aus dem Frossnitzgebiet. Der Steirische Mineralog, 31, 39-40.

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

A showy sharp almandine crystal measuring 4.3 cm across is set aesthetically on the edge of a schist matrix. The garnet has been buffed and polished, not atypical of these specimens from this locality.Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

© Weinrich Minerals, Inc.

Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

Saurüssel, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

17cm high!!!! One of the very best specimen of Austria.Collection Gebrüder Hofer. Photo Christian Hager.

© Martin Gruell

Posnjakite

Lehenhof, Grassbergjöchl, Thierbach, Wildschönau, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Triangular crystals of posnjakite (SXRD-analysed). Crystal size approx. 0.2 mm.

© Fritz Schreiber

Sabelliite

Weißer Schrofen, Schrofen area, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Picture width 1 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 10/2008

Synchysite-(Ce)

Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Synchysite-(Ce) - xls up to 12 mm - Oberschrammach glacier, Schrammacher, Zamser Grund (Zams valley), Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria - coll. and photo Antonio Gamboni.

© Antonio Gamboni

Strashimirite, Tyrolite

Flirsch ski hut, Flirsch, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria

White-green strashimirite, with blue-green tyrolite. Coll. J. Gröbner, photo W. Hajek.

© Walter Hajek 2008

Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Amethyst crystal, height 4 cm, showing very intense color.

Enargite

Matzenköpfl, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Sharp black lustrous enargite crystals from an old find. NHM Vienna collection, photo Harald Schillhammer.

© Harald Schillhammer

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Perfectly prepared specimen with deep reddish-brown almandine crystals up to 4.3 cm in diameter. Most of the crystals can be seen from both sides of the specimen, the remaining matrix is thin.See two other images (backside and side view).Christian Bracke Collection.

© Christian Bracke

Glaukosphaerite, Erythrite, Azurite

Stocker adit, Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg District, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Green glaucosphaerite (SEM-EDS analysed) with blue azurite and pink erythrite; Chris Auer photo and collection.

© AC

Almandine, Garnet-mica schist, Chlorite Group

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Two garnet porphyroblasts (cut and polished) in albite-chlorite-garnet-mica schist with slightly curved quartz inclusion trails that are mainly continuous with the matrix foliation; garnet growth during folding of the foliation. Specimen collected and polished by Dr. Steffen Tebbe.Technische Universität München collection.G. Grundmann ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

Rouaite, Connellite, Cuprite

Montanwerke Brixlegg slag locality, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Blue-green, tabular rouaite crystals (SXRD-analysed) in a parallel arrangement; associated with small, blue, spheroids of connellite (EDS-analysed). The matrix of the sample is rich in cuprite.FOV 2.4 mm. Photo Harald Schillhammer.This photo was originally published in Kolitsch, U. (2013): 1799) Anglesit, Brochantit, Calcit, Callaghanit, ...

© Harald Schillhammer

Glaukosphaerite, Azurite

Flirsch ski hut, Flirsch, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria

Spherical greenish glaukosphaerite, diam. ca. 0.3 mm (analysed; Co-bearing). Coll. J. Gröbner, photo S. Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 2008

Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Quartz (Var: Sceptre Quartz)

Saurüssel, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Amethyst Zepter crystal.Josef Huber from my Collection

© Josef Huber

Boulangerite

Lead mines, Obernberg am Brenner, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria

Tiny hollow cylinder of boulangerite.Compare also SEM photo of another cylinder: http://www.mindat.org/photo-753981.htmlMaterial collected by Alois Lechner.Photo Harald Schillhammer.Such material was described in:Kolitsch, U. (2016): 1969) Nadeliger und hohlzylindrischer Boulangerit sowie Kommentare zum beschriebenen „Antimonit“ ...

© Harald Schillhammer

Brookite

Diabase quarry, Oberndorf in Tirol, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria

Tabular crystal of brookite, smoked. Collection and photo of Gianfranco Ciccolini. Nikon D610, bellows, Schneider Kreuznach 35mm; f: 4. Focal using 7.

Nambulite

Obernberger Tribulaun, Obernberg am Brenner, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria

Yellow-orange nambulite (SXRD- and EDS-analysed) in matrix. Nambulite fills thin cracks at this locality. It represents the first Li mineral detected in Austrian metamorphic manganese mineralisations.Photo Harald Schillhammer.This photo was originally published in:Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T. & Auer, C. (2018): 2076) Aegirin, ...

© Harald Schillhammer

Karlite, Ludwigite, Calcite

Furtschaglkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Karlite (white acicular crystals) partly stained by goethite in association with ludwigite crystals (black) in calcite matrix from the type locality Furtschaglkar, collected in 1978.G. Grundmann collection and photo.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold

Todorokite, Dolomite

Bürgl mine, Magnesite mine, Weißenstein, Fieberbrunn, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria

Rounded, soft pustules of blackish brown (with coppery hue) todorokite (PXRD- and SEM-EDS-analysed) on pale brownish to colourless, slightly curved dolomite rhombohedra.NHM Vienna cat. no. O 2111.This sample was described in:Kolitsch, U. (2021): 2203) Pyrolusit und Todorokit vom aufgelassenen Abbaubereich Bürglkopf des Magnesitbergbaus ...

© Uwe Kolitsch

Richelsdorfite

Gilgen adit, West slope, Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg mining district, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2015

© AC

Theisite

Antoni adit, Falkenstein, Falkenstein mining district, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

SEM-EDS analysed; Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2015

© AC

Theisite

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

Theisite from the Rotgrube; SEM-EDS analysed; Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2015.

© AC

Theisite

St Gertraudi, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Sony Alpha 7R ii, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan 20x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, Stack-Master linear actor, stack shot control. Green theisite spheres. Collection and photo: Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 12/2017

Theisite

St Gertraudi, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Sony Alpha 7R ii, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan 10x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, Stack-Master linear actor, stack shot control. Green theisite aggregates. Collection and photo: Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 12/2017

Garnet-mica schist, Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Two garnet porphyroblasts (cut and polished) in garnet-mica schist with slightly curved quartz inclusion trails that are mainly continuous with the matrix foliation; garnet growth during folding of the foliation. Polished section manufactured by Rudolf Schwinghammer, München. Rudolf Schwinghammer collection (No. G0265), G. Grundmann photo.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

Tennantite-(Fe), Dolomite

Hinterschießling Alp, Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Massive dark grey tennantite-(Fe)*, embedded in white dolomite (fine-grained to coarse-grained), with some green secondary copper arsenate phases of a very fine-grained nature. * SEM-EDS analyses of two polished sections of the same material showed that the Fe:Zn ratio is fairly variable, but only rarely the material is Zn-dominant, i.e. ...

© Uwe Kolitsch

Malachite

Mockleiten Mine, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Ribbon-like aggregates of bluish-green malachite, with, just to the right, a spiral of the same-colored malachite.The child photo depicts curls of green malachite, with ribbon-like crystals of bluish-green malachite. Gianfranco Ciccolini collection, author of the photo. Nikon D850, bellow, Luminar 40 mm.

Berthierite

Hugo I, Abfaltersbach, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria

The berthierite is SEM-EDS analysed.Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2021

© AC

Calcite, Malachite

Mockleiten Mine, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Calcite associated with emerald green malachite. A squeeze with the needle reveals that calcite is not (only) covered by malachite, but replaced.Setup: Sony A7r II, bellows, Raynox 250, aperture, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10; Zerene Stacker.

© Meinrad Kempf

Actinolite

Furtschaglkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Self collected in 1984. Gerard van der Veldt collection and photo.

© Gerard van der Veldt

Actinolite

Dorferbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria

Lustrous green and partly curved actinolite crystals in shist. Field of view 6.5 x 5.5 cm.Collection Dr. Ferdinando Giovine.

© Christian Bracke

Fluorite

Schrammacher north-west face, Vals, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria

The very pink colored fluorite has a remarkable 16 cm edge length and a weight of 3.4 kg. The crystal comes from the 600 meter high and nearly vertical Schrammacher northwest face in Vals Valley, Tyrol. My friend Vincenz Eller found this exceptional fluorite in the summer of 1990. This photo was taken for the Extra-Lapis # 35 "Fluorit" because of ...

© by Robert Brandstetter photography

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

I cut and polished an ugly crystal into two parts and surprisingly saw that it didn´t look like I expected. The structure shows well that these big crystals appear as grown in different layers, not all of them of garnet, but of feldspar as well. The crystal has a diameter of 6.5 cm.Christian Bracke Collection.

© Christian Bracke

Vesuvianite

Ochsner-Rotkopf massif, Zillertal, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Very intense green coloured vesuvianiteOverall size of the piece : 9 x 5,5 cmLocality : RotkopfCollection and photographer : Gerd Stefanik

© Gerd Stefanik

Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Lustrous amethyst "Fensterquarz" on regular rock crystal. Specimen size 6.1 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm.Second image available.Collection Andreas Hirt.

© Christian Bracke

Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Hematite, Rutile

Saurüssel, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

35mm high. Intense colour, perfect assemble. Some Hematite at the base, minor Rutile. Found by Heinz Kirchtag.Collection and Photo Christian Hager.

© Martin Gruell

Euchroite, Parnauite

Flirsch ski hut, Flirsch, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria

Euchroite xls on parnauite.Flirsch ski hut, Stanz Valley, Tirol, Austria.

© loismin

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

A very nice cluster with big almandine crystals up to 6.9 cm in diameter.

© Christian Bracke

Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Scepter Amethyst.Field of view is 10 cm.Collection Breuer.

© Erwin Burgsteiner

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Crystal size: 38 x 28 mm. Ex: Marty Zinn Collection

© Joseph A. Freilich, LLC

Callaghanite, Monohydrocalcite

Montanwerke Brixlegg slag locality, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

Intensely blue crusts built of tiny pseudo-octahedral to platy callaghanite crystals (EDS-analysed). The white mineral on the right is monohydrocalcite (SXRD-analysed).FOV 3.5 mm.Photo Harald Schillhammer.This photo was originally published inKolitsch, U. (2013): 1799) Anglesit, Brochantit, Calcit, Callaghanit, Connellit, Cuprit, ...

© Harald Schillhammer

Richelsdorfite

Silberberg, Geyer - Silberberg mining district, Reith im Alpbachtal, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

aggregate of tabular azure crystals of richelsdorfite agg. size 1.28 mmPhoto Matteo ChinellatoCollection Domenico Preite

© Matteo Chinellato

Almandine

Granatenkogel north slope, Gaisberg valley, Obergurgl, Gurgler valley, Sölden, Imst District, Tyrol, Austria

Perfect crystal of 8.3 cm edge to edge.Christian Bracke Collection.

© Christian Bracke

Vesuvianite, Grossular (Var: Hessonite)

Ochsner-Rotkopf massif, Zillertal, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria

Sparkling deep green blocky vesuvianite covering the 17 x 9 x 6 cm rodingitematrix. Parts of red hessonite are also present.

Malachite

Maukenstadl adit, Maukenötz mining district, Brixlegg, Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria

A beautiful spiral form of malachite.Chris Auer photo and collection, self collected in 2015.

© AC