Small graphite deposit mined 1933-1948 ("Gute Hoffnung Grubenfeld").
Tectonised graphite-bearing rocks occur at the boundary between marbles and paragneisses to amphibolites.

Note: coordinates are approximate.

Mineralogy currently under study (Kolitsch, 2024-).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Albite

16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Kolitsch, U. (2025): Reinvestigation of the mineralogy of graphite deposits and occurrences in the Bohemian Massif of Lower Austria. 2. Wiener Rohstofftag - Graphite Symposium, 15-16 May 2025, Vienna, Austria, abstracts volume, 29-30.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

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ⓘ Chamosite

Formula: (Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈

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ⓘ Cheralite

Formula: CaTh(PO₄)₂

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ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

References:

Weber, L. (1987): Die geologischen Grundlagen des Grafitbergbaues in Niederösterreich. Pp. 369-387 in: Kusternig, A. (Hrsg.) (1987): Bergbau in Niederösterreich. Studien und Forschungen aus dem niederösterreichischen Institut für Landeskunde, Band 10, Selbstverlag des NÖ Instituts für Landeskunde, Wien, 502 pp.

ⓘ Grimmite

Formula: NiCo₂S₄

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ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

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ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

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ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(PO₄)

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ Thorite

Formula: Th(SiO₄)

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ⓘ Uraninite

Formula: UO₂

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ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO₄)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Grimmite	2.DA.	NiCo₂S₄
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Uraninite	4.DL.05	UO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Xenotime-(Y)	8.AD.35	Y(PO₄)
ⓘ	Monazite-(Ce)	8.AD.50	Ce(PO₄)
ⓘ	Cheralite	8.AD.50	CaTh(PO₄)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Thorite	9.AD.30	Th(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Chamosite	9.EC.55	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Chamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Chamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂
O	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Chamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Chamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Chamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈
Si	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Grimmite	NiCo₂S₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chamosite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Grimmite	NiCo₂S₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Grimmite	NiCo₂S₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)
Th	Thorium
Th	ⓘ Thorite	Th(SiO₄)
Th	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Austria

Lower Austria
- ⭔WaldviertelQuarter

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Moldanubian BeltOrogenic Belt

EuropeContinent

Bohemian MassifMassif

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References

Steffan, J. (1943): Die Graphitvorkommen des Waldviertels. Unveröffentl. Dissertation Technische Hochschule Wien, Wien, 80 pp.

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